129 Quotes by Elizabeth Bear

Sanchez has always heard he’s a good cop, maybe even a decent man. The latter’s more common than the former; power breeds abuse.

A woman in the West? You show me one who doesn’t drink, and I’ll show you one that wants to.

Anchorage, which is about the stupidest thing you ever could get to naming a harbor. I mean, why not just call it Harbor, like it was the only one ever?

The path to knowledge follows many strange turnings.

So I am going to trust you. I want you to know that if it turns out you’re playing me, I’m going to spend the whole endless time the black hole is spaghettifying both of us being extremely disappointed in you.

All iron comes from stars,” Seeker replied, her hand still not quite brushing the hilt of the blade. “It’s the last element they can burn before they go nova. Iron’s the skeletons of stars, and it’s what makes our blood red. I.

The kiss tasted of bitter sleep, the sourness of the wine. Something brought by each of them.

Human brains are excellent pattern makers. They’ll figure out a pattern even if all you’ve got are random data points that don’t actually mean anything, which is why we also have AIs and statisticians. And AI statisticians, who are kind of terrifying.

You ain’t gonna like what I have to tell you, but I’m gonna tell you anyway.