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Jeff VanderMeer is an American writer known for his science fiction and fantasy novels. His works often explore themes of ecology, identity, and the relationship between humans and nature. Born on July 7, 1968, VanderMeer's writing career began in the 1990s.

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“So I took him and kept taking him until he had nothing left and we glistened with each other's sweat. Our bodies still knew each other, [...] and here we were at the absolute center of our creation.”

Desire Passion Memory Intimacy Connection Physicality Love And Loss

Book:Borne

Source: Borne

“It is all alive. In me.”

Life Self Emotion Identity Connection Vitality Inner World

Book:Borne

Source: Borne

“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

Book:Dead Astronauts

Source: Dead Astronauts

“But beneath that weight lay us, [...] the lines that connected a woman named Rachel to a man named Wick. There was a secret shape to it all that lived inside us, a map that slowly circled within our minds like a personal cosmology.”

Love Relationships Fate Identity Memory Connection Inner World Personal Mythology

Book:Borne

Source: Borne

“Names of people, of places, meant so little, and so we had stopped burdening others by seeking them. [...] Yet still, I named him Borne.”

Humanity Names Identity Memory Meaning Connection Post Apocalyptic

Book:Borne

Source: Borne

“I wanted to hold on to him as if he were the last sane thing in the world, even if it meant the end of me.”

Love Sacrifice Madness Devotion Connection Desperation End Of The World

Book:Borne

Source: Borne

“She couldn't see that she was surrounded by a congregation, that she was surrounded by people, of a kind. I had almost missed it myself, had misunderstood for too long.”

Understanding Community Loneliness Perspective Realization Recognition Connection Belonging

Book:Borne

Source: Borne

“He was born, but I had borne him.”

Responsibility Creation Identity Birth Metaphor Motherhood Connection Life Giving

Book:Borne

Source: Borne

“And the beautiful bird broke into song, and although it was not a song any bird would recognize, the Strange Bird could understand it and whatever remained of Sanji inside of her recognized it and responded, and the two birds sang one to the other, the dead communicating to the dead in that intimate language.”

Nature Grief Communication Transformation Intimacy Connection Rebirth Haunting Beauty

Book:The Strange Bird: A Borne Story

Source: The Strange Bird: A Borne Story

About the Author

Born: July 7, 1968
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 192

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