The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles Quotes

“Mossa had never loved being ignored as much as when it allowed her to observe Pleiti abstracted.”
― Malka Ann Older, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

“felt my heart leap did I realize that my yearning was not for physical rest but for the emotional soulagement of being quietly in my own place and alone.”
― Malka Ann Older, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

“One of the principles gleaned from the end of the world, now enshrined at the Sunken Memorial in Yaste, was that humans will believe in completely unrealistic probabilities to their detriment.”
― Malka Ann Older, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

“As usual, the tactile tasks calmed me. I found myself humming under my breath—the second aria of Murderbot. Though it was cold, it was clear, and I looked up every so often to admire the moons reflected in the façade of the Silvered Library, one of the buildings surrounding the courtyard. (That was not its official name, of course. When Valdegeld was founded, the committee took a strong stance against the Classical tradition of so-called academic indulgences: naming buildings, departments, jobs, et cetera after individuals in exchange for funds. Therefore,”
― Malka Ann Older, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

“Evil men are ceded importance even after they die, when it no longer matters to them, and only affects us.”
― Malka Ann Older, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

“I sighed against her. "I know my fears are not rational," I said with apology, "but feel them nonetheless.

"Rationality," Mossa said, "is a tool; and, like any other, it is fallible, and only of use in some circumstances.”
― Malka Ann Older, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

“I wanted to go home, where I felt safe. It occurred to me, as we continued our journey in silence, that when the first refugees from Earth had arrived on Giant—and, for that matter, on Io—they must have felt much the same.”
― Malka Ann Older, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles