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Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

He said, We didn't want to. We always said, they want us, they have to come get us. We're not getting separated. We're not getting disappeared. Brave words. But stopping them was on /me/, you know? You've got two scientists and an engineer and a nun and a lawyer and a banker and a cop and an artist. That's not a defence force, that's a cop and six different kinds of nerd.

“Books do not pollute minds if they can make you think about the world you live in, about yourself and your relationship with others. We become wiser, and, hopefully, better individuals because of literature.”

this fair city could not be built or cared for without labor, nor could the fruit and vegetables and other food be provided for the inhabitants to eat. But no one works more than half his time, and the people of Oz enjoy their labors as much as they do their play.