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1 " People were messy, and not just in a shedding-dead-skin-cells sort of way. They were messy emotionally and had mental states that could whipsaw from one extreme to the other, sometimes almost instantly. "
― J.N. Chaney , Backyard Starship (Backyard Starship #1)
2 " never stop watching your back, no matter where you are. "
3 " He was a big man, but at the end, he was… depleted. Small. "
4 " Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can "
5 " Naperville, a suburb of Chicago. "
6 " Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can—” “And wisdom to know the difference, "
7 " Her heart is a place of permanent midnight, and she does it all with a smile. "
8 " Please be advised that by consuming any or all of this drink, you are holding harmless this establishment and all of its employees for any resulting effects. "
9 " What’s so funny?” Perry asked. I looked at him. “Life. The universe. Everything. I mean, there are seven billion people on Earth who struggle with the big questions, including, are we alone? Or is there life out here?” I chuckled again. “It turns out there is, and it can certify you to dock at space stations if you pay the requisite fees and pass the required tests. It’s like, I don’t know, finally clawing your way off the surface of Earth and flying into the boundless, awesome mystery of space—and finding out the DMV is already there, issuing freakin’ permits. "
10 " I popped open the car door and ran. It didn’t matter, of course. Some things are simply too fast or relentless to avoid. Like the rain. Or the future. "
11 " They’re famous for what, on Earth, you’d call dad jokes. "
12 " Waldo’s chip had two extra pins. "
13 " And the AI bird gets no love,” Perry said. "
14 " Van, you’re one lucky asshole. "