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1 " The thing about fucking off to the woods is that unless you are a very particular, very rare sort of person, it does not take long to understand why people left said woods in the first place. "
― , A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2)
2 " Do you have any idea how much energy it takes to power thought? "
3 " The shrine’s not for Bosh,” Sibling Dex said. “It’s for us. People, I mean. Bosh exists and does their work regardless of whether we pay attention. But if we do pay attention, we can connect to them. And when we do, we feel … well, you know. Whole. "
4 " I read a book while you were sleeping,” Mosscap said, holding up its pocket computer. “And I would really like to discuss it with you.” Dex blinked twice. “You woke me up to talk about a book? "
5 " You don’t have to have a reason to be tired. You don’t have to earn rest or comfort. You’re allowed to just be. "
6 " They just … don’t understand what you are. Or maybe they can’t fit you into their beliefs, and that scares them. The unknown makes us stupid sometimes. "
7 " What do you need?” Mosscap asked. “Tea,” Dex said. Caffeine, they thought, grabbing a few of their jars. They had a feeling they were going to need it. "
8 " niblings "
9 " What kind of books does Ms. Amelia collect?” “Oh, entirely pornography,” Mosscap said. “It was very educational. "
10 " I highly doubt many of them will feel that way, and anyway, you don’t have to worry about that.” “Why not?” Dex smiled reassuringly. “Because I’ll be with you the whole way. "
11 " Whole. "
12 " They still loved performing tea service—or at least, they loved what it had been. But as they tried to connect to what had once been so captivating, they felt nothing but yawning absence. A void where they’d once been filled. "
13 " Wasps are tremendously important pollinators. "
14 " esoteric. "
15 " how any sighted individual’s perception of the world is entirely based on the way the structures in their eyes receive light.” Mosscap smiled at Dex. “I wish I could borrow your eyes for a day, see what that’s like. "
16 " I didn’t expect my life to be ending yet, but I suppose it always comes as a surprise, doesn’t it? "
17 " Have you ever been charged by an elk, Sibling Dex?” “I … have not.” “Mmm,” Mosscap replied. It looked out at the sea. “I don’t recommend it. "
18 " Biscuit, it turned out, was a barrel-shaped chunk of a mutt whose body communicated a long ancestry of creatures bred to keep humans safe from things that go bump in the night. "
19 " You know how it is; sometimes you just want to have a moment between yourself and a turtle and no one else. "
20 " If you have everything you need around you," Dex said, "there's no reason to leave. It takes a lot of time and effort to go someplace else. "
