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Dead Astronauts

Book by Jeff VanderMeer · 9 quotes · Evil, Demons, Love

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“What am I? How am I connected? What is my purpose? What is all of this, felt in the flesh? Why is it so beautiful? What is beautiful? Why do I not know? What else don't I know? When will I know it? Will I ever know? Would knowing be too much?”

Life Self Purpose Beauty Knowledge Knowing Meaning

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“And I will always be there." Even before I know you. Even after I've known you. Even then.”

Love Promise Romantic Eternity Devotion Intimacy Connection Soulmates Timeless Enduring Bond

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“But, in the end, joy cannot fend off evil. Joy can only remind you why you fight.”

Joy Evil Good Why We Fight

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“What was a person but someone who turned monstrous, anyway? What was a person, in Moss's experience, but a kind of demon.”

People Humans Evil Human Beings Monsters Demons

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“In truth, some demons were once people who did bad things even though they knew better. In truth, people were demons when they didn't know any better. The girl had learned that it hardly mattered in the end,”

People Evil Demons Bad People

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“Dead astronauts were no different than living astronauts. Neither could shed their skin. Neither could ever become part of what they journeyed through. Suits were premade coffins. Space was the grave. Better to think of yourself as dead already. There was freedom in that; liberated the mind to roam quadrants farther than the body.”

Death Space Sadness Science Fiction Hopelessness

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“You never talk about your past with anyone. Talking just releases memories into the air, and they aren't really yours anymore, or they become changed or other people capture them and hold them prisoner. You want to keep them. The bad ones might infect someone.”

Silence Perspective Memory Trauma Vulnerability Introspection Self Preservation Human Connection

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“In the end, I loved the world, so I remained in the world.”

Love Philosophy Existence Acceptance Reflection Choice Belonging Lifes Beauty

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“Also, Moss liked to rescue whatever animal or plant needed it. She believed they had earned it.”

Helping Animals Rescue Worth Assistance Plants

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