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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Becky Chambers

Top 10 Best Quotes

“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.”

“How am I supposed to tell people they’re good enough as they are when I don’t think I am?”

“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.”

“And to that end, welcome comfort, for without it, you cannot stay strong.”

“You know how it is; sometimes you just want to have a moment between yourself and a turtle and no one else.”

“Well, that's the nice thing about trees," Mosscap put its hands on its hips as it looked around. "They're not going anywhere. You can take all the time you need to get to know them.”

“What kind of books does Ms. Amelia collect?” “Oh, entirely pornography,” Mosscap said. “It was very educational.”

“Do you have any idea how much energy it takes to power thought?”

“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.”

“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?”

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