Wayfinding Part 5 Quotes

“At this point in my boating education, I didn’t even know what a “norther” was. Nor did I appreciate what happens when wind blows against the direction of a current. I can tell you now what happens: The wind pushing against the flowing water causes the seas to build and build. They go vertical. They get steep. They form cliffs of ocean blue that boats can fall right off. I’d never heard of nor imagined such a thing. Scott and I were about to see such waves up close.”
― Hugh Howey, Wayfinding Part 5: Consciousness and Subconsciousness

“Astronauts peer down at the lights of civilization and feel this, I thought. Comfort you can almost reach out and touch. But to cross that gap would kill you. A window in a prison cell.”
― Hugh Howey, Wayfinding Part 5: Consciousness and Subconsciousness

“We can imagine the two of them having this conversation:   Consciousness: “Hey, watcha doing over there?” Subconsciousness: “Trust me, you’re better off not knowing.”   Self-protection”
― Hugh Howey, Wayfinding Part 5: Consciousness and Subconsciousness