“She felt as though she could reach out to that little girl and pull her through the years. Look, she’d say. Look who you’re gonna be. Look where you’re gonna go.” — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
“in that moment, she could feel a bridge stretching between her as she was right then – giggling and gasping in a spaceship kitchen – to her at four years old, sucking algae gunk from her nails in the dark.… — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
“Owl had been good to her. She stayed on the screen by the bed all day, and she taught Jane about something called music,… — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
“There were few things Dr. Chef enjoyed more than a cup of tea. He made tea for the crew every day at breakfast time, of course, but that involved an impersonal heap of leaves dumped into a clunky dispenser. A solitary cup of tea required more care, a blend carefully chosen to match his day. He found the ritual of… — Becky Chambers Copy Share
“He did not run from his grief, nor did he deny its existence. He could study his grief from a distance, like a scientist… — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
“We hail from systems that remained self-contained for billions of years, with evolutionary clocks that all began at different times. How is it possible… — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
“The stronger belief would survive, the weaker would be erased. This was how harmony was made. He should have killed her. Striker training or… — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
“If you know what you’d like—’ ‘I do.’ Pepper nodded seriously. ‘I’d like the left side of the menu, please.” — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
“She felt as though she could reach out to that little girl and pull her through the years. Look, she’d say. Look who you’re… — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
“I love learning. I love history. But there's history in everything. Every building, everybody you talk to. It's not limited to libraries and museums.… — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
“Ninety percent of all problems are caused by people being assholes.” “What causes the other ten percent?” asked Kizzy. “Natural disasters,” — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
“And for the first time ever, I didn’t want a brother anymore, because I finally had one.” — Becky Chambers Copy Share Image
