220 Quotes by Martha Wells

It was very dramatic, like something out of a historical adventure serial. Also correct in every aspect except for all the facts, like something out of a historical adventure serial.

How humans decide what to do with their arms on a second by second basis, I still have no idea.

They were all annoying and deeply inadequate humans, but I didn’t want to kill them. Okay, maybe a little.

There is a lot about what is going on here that I don’t understand. But I am participating anyway.

Tlacey bought us passage on a public shuttle,” Rami told me. “That could be a good sign, right?” “Sure,” I said. It was a terrible sign.

Yes, talk to Murderbot about its feelings. The idea was so painful I dropped to 97 percent efficiency.

It’s one thing to poke a murderbot with a governor module; poking a rogue murderbot is a whole different proposition.

I was depressed this morning. I’d tried watching some new serials last night and even they couldn’t distract me; reality was too intrusive.

This is why I didn’t want to come. I’ve got four perfectly good humans here and I didn’t want them to get killed by whatever took out DeltFall. It’s not like I cared about them personally, but it would look bad on my record, and my record was already pretty terrible.