"You might also see why it seemed a bit odd, to Radchaai ears, to hear someone who believed gravity wells were the lan…"

"I don’t confuse abstract philosophical concepts with reality."

"You don’t like me saying that, but here’s the truth: luxury always comes at someone else’s expense. One of the many a…"

"Without feelings insignificant decisions become excruciating attempts to compare endless arrays of inconsequential th…"

"Her respectful tone sounded almost sincere."

"What, after all, was the point of civilization if not the well-being of citizens?"

"If you’re going to do something that crazy, save it for when it’ll make a difference. But absent near-omniscience the…"

"It’s easy to say that if you were there you would have refused, that you would rather die than participate in the sla…"

"“Now I’m going to make you angry again.” “Really?” I asked, drily. “Aren’t you getting tired of that?”"

"We have a saying where I come from: Power requires neither permission nor forgiveness."