Don't tell me about worth," Nita said. "My father commands fleets." "The wealthy measure everything with the weight of their money." Tool leaned close. "Sadna once risked herself and the rest of her crew to help me escape from an oil fire... Your father commands fleets. And thousands of half-men, I am sure. But would he risk himself to save a single one?
Paolo BacigalupiNature has become something new. It is ours now, truly. And if our creation devours us, how poetic will that be?
Paolo BacigalupiWe are nature. Our every tinkering is nature, our every biological striving. We are what we are, and the world is ours. We are its gods. Your only difficulty is your unwillingness to unleash your potential fully upon it.
Paolo BacigalupiKilling isn't free. It takes something out of you every time you do it. You get their life; they get a piece of your soul. It's always a trade.
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