“I can’t feel too sorry for them. Every gift has to run out someday. Anyone but a child knows that.” — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“I don't think Tera is capable of working with you by her own choice, no matter how much grass you pull for her, no matter how much you brush her. I think she's more like ... a three or four-year-old… — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“I can’t feel too sorry for them. Every gift has to run out someday. Anyone but a child knows that.” — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“The world has many places that can make us uncomfortable. Calling them evil, or any other bad name, doesn’t make them go away.” — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“I don't think Tera is capable of working with you by her own choice, no matter how much grass you pull for her, no… — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“The universe has no place for creatures who foul their nest and then set out on a journey they cannot survive.” — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“The universe is so arranged that the power to destroy the climate or the ecosystem of your home planet only comes when you also… — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“I'm just a girl trying to learn where to put my feet ... and where not to.” — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“I think you will like your life in the Transport Service, but it'll be far from normal. Being a slave ... or a goatherd's… — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“We only refer to sapient creatures as civilized when their society is willingly self-correcting. That means that any problem or imbalance that arises is… — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“No, this isn't right. I don't think the people doing it know or care about right and wrong. This is all some kind of… — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“On a ship, knowing when to be silent is just as important as knowing when to speak.” — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“If you can’t see the feelings in a donkey, a ship, or a delicate tool, then it’s just as easy to not see them… — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
“Personal power is the ability to stand on your own two feet with a smile on your face in the middle of a universe… — J.Z. Colby Copy Share Image
