We Are Satellites Quotes

“Like running, cooking was for Val a solitary pursuit. A conversation with herself, a personal contemplation.”
― Sarah Pinsker, We Are Satellites

“He had tasted quiet-He was done with loud.”
― Sarah Pinsker, We Are Satellites

“Safe is the most dangerous.”
― Sarah Pinsker, We Are Satellites

“Mine doesn’t supersede the story of people like you who got left behind by a tech fad that took over everything.”
― Sarah Pinsker, We Are Satellites

“It was illegal to discriminate in a job interview because somebody didn’t have a Pilot, but how could you prove that was happening? They’d just say there was a more qualified candidate. The proof was right there on the side of your head, saying you were not as fast as you said you were, couldn’t possibly be, and even if you were , maybe something was wrong with you that you couldn’t have one.”
― Sarah Pinsker, We Are Satellites

“We know Pilots don’t make anybody smarter. They don’t teach good study skills. They aren’t a replacement for teachers or books. If a kid is in tenth grade and reading on a third-grade level, he’s not going to magically start comprehending quantum physics or To the Lighthouse just because he has a Pilot . It’s a superficial fix. A bandage for a paper cut on a finger when there’s a sucking chest wound, too.”
― Sarah Pinsker, We Are Satellites