Martha Wells

“all singing "caution" in chorus”

— Martha Wells

“I wanted to just sink into my media downloads for a while and pretend I didn't exist.”

— Martha Wells

“This is how we fight: throw ourselves at each other and see whose parts give out first.”

— Martha Wells

“Nicholas, dressed in black and trailing them like a sinister storm cloud, had a dry little preoccupied smile.”

— Martha Wells

“I liked the imaginary people on the entertainment feed way more than I liked real ones, but you can’t have one without…

— Martha Wells

“You may have noticed that when I do manage to care, I’m a pessimist.”

— Martha Wells

“About forty turns ago there was a colony in the east, and a warrior named Swift, who had to change her name…

— Martha Wells

“I hate caring about stuff. But apparently once you start, you can't just stop.”

— Martha Wells

“I don't know why, because it's one of those things I'm not contractually obligated to care about.”

— Martha Wells

“Yes, talk to Murderbot about its feelings. The idea was so painful I dropped to 97 percent efficiency. I’d rather climb back…

— Martha Wells

“And in their corner all they had was Murderbot, who just wanted everyone to shut up and leave it alone so it…

— Martha Wells

“If you raise a daughter to be both independent and an excellent marksman, you have to accept the fact that your control…

— Martha Wells

“They were all so nice and it was just excruciating. I was never taking off the helmet again. I can't do even…

— Martha Wells

“Also, if I’m not in the armor then it’s because I’m wounded and one of my organic parts may fall off and…

— Martha Wells

“His biggest rule was that you didn’t involve anyone who wasn’t already playing the game. Or, as he phrased it, if you…

— Martha Wells

Flower lifted a brow, dubious. 'You have to pay for a place to be dead in?' Moon shrugged. 'Sometimes, in cities. It’s…

— Martha Wells

“It's not going to make a very good story, in the annals of my time as sister queen.” She quoted dryly, “‘Then…

— Martha Wells

“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…

— Martha Wells

“And “weak” wasn’t really the right word for what Shade meant. What he was trying to say was harder to express. It…

— Martha Wells

“I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my governor module, but then I realized I could access the combined…

— Martha Wells

“The report was so loud Nicholas thought the guard had fired into his head. He staggered as the man’s grip fell away,…

— Martha Wells

“Octave staggered to his feet, his stick swinging back to point toward Nicholas. He felt a wave of heat and saw spellfire…

— Martha Wells

“We’re not murderers, Tremaine. We’re killers. There’s a difference. A small difference, but a difference nonetheless.”

— Martha Wells

“The humans hadn’t gotten a lot of sleep last night, from the crowding and the strong possibility of dying.”

— Martha Wells

“I should know by now that Tremaine’s definition of eccentric is… eccentric.”

— Martha Wells

“Morane gestured them to some seats near the front, but close to the archway. Probably Nicholas’s preference, in case someone threw a…

— Martha Wells

“I made my voice firm and warm and gentle, and said, “Dr. Volescu, it’s gonna be fine, okay? But you need to…

— Martha Wells

“Moon couldn’t think of anything reassuring to say. They were trapped inside a leviathan, standing in a tunnel gnawed out by giant…

— Martha Wells

“They spotted another ruin in the late afternoon, this one just a huge, partial circle of metal standing on its side, mounted…

— Martha Wells

“It calls itself ‘Murderbot,’” Gurathin said. I opened my eyes and looked at him; I couldn’t stop myself. From their expressions I…

— Martha Wells

“Why, thank you for your permission, Tremaine.” Tremaine made a derisive noise, unimpressed. “Somebody’s got to give you permission, if you won’t…

— Martha Wells

“I thought I had one of your father, but it didn’t develop.” Tremaine nodded ruefully. “It’s the silver nitrate in the film…

— Martha Wells

“The problem I was going to have is that the way murderbots fight is we throw ourselves at the target and try…

— Martha Wells