Murderbot Diaries Collection Complete Hardcover Series Set Quotes

“TargetContact tried to disengage and but I locked it in.”
― Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, Fugitive Telemetry

“I asked 3, What do you want? SecUnit 3 said, To help you retrieve our clients. Then it added, After that I have no information. Now it’s on.”
― Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, Fugitive Telemetry

“Humans and constructs were full of overwrought emotions like depression, anxiety, and anger (was anxiety an emotion? It sure felt like one) and I had no idea what ART was full of, except how much it cared about its crew.”
― Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, Fugitive Telemetry

“Why do you call it ART?” Amena asked. “It said its name was Perihelion.” I told her, “It’s an anagram. It stands for Asshole Research Transport.” Amena blinked. “That’s not an anagram.” “Whatever.” Human words, there’s too many of them, and I don’t care.”
― Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, Fugitive Telemetry

“Well, that was interesting. I hate caring about stuff. But apparently once you start, you can’t just stop.”
― Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, Fugitive Telemetry

“Maybe because I was a thing before I was a person and if I’m not careful I could be a thing again.)”
― Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, Fugitive Telemetry

“It’s normal to feel conflict. You were part of something for a long time. You hate it, and it was a terrible thing. But it created you, and you were part of it.”
― Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, Fugitive Telemetry