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“Why can humans not use their millions of words to simply tell one another what they desire?”

Humans Honesty Words Alien Perspective Use Your Words Animal Pov

Book:Remarkably Bright Creatures

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“Secrets are everywhere. Some humans are crammed full of them. How do they not explode? It seems to be a hallmark of the human species: abysmal communication skills.”

Humans Humanity Human Nature Honesty Communication Human Secrets

Book:Remarkably Bright Creatures

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“Mudminnow. It’s a—” “It’s a tiny fish,” Cameron cuts in. “They live in rivers and other fresh water. Can survive really bad conditions. Extreme temperatures, hardly any oxygen in the water. So they’re usually the last thing to survive when shit goes south. They’re like the cockroaches of the tiny-fish world. But with a much cooler name.”

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Book:Remarkably Bright Creatures

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“Humans. For the most part, you are dull and blundering. But occasionally, you can be remarkably bright creatures.”

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“Humans are the only species who subvert truth for their own entertainment. They call them jokes. Sometimes puns.”

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“How does it feel, you ask? It is comfortable. It is home. I am lucky. I am grateful”

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“As a general rule, I like holes. A hole at the top of my tank gives me freedom. But I do not like the hole in her heart. She only has one, not three, like me. Tova’s heart. I will do everything I can to help her fill it.”

Book:Remarkably Bright Creatures

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“These women have always worn motherhood big and loud on their chests, but Tova keepers hers inside, sunk deep in her guts like an old bullet. Private.”

Grief Motherhood

Book:Remarkably Bright Creatures

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“Tova wonders sometimes if it's better that way, to have one's tragedies clustered together, to make good use of the existing rawness. Get it over with in one shot. Tova knew there was a bottom to those depths of despair. Once your soul was soaked through with grief, any more simply ran off, overflowed, the way maple syrup on Saturday morning pancakes always cascaded onto the table.”

Grief Motherhood

Book:Remarkably Bright Creatures

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“Overhead, raindrops land on the skylight, backlit by glare from the security light at the old ferry dock next door. Silver droplets race down the glass, shimmering ribbons under the fogbound sky. It’s been a dreadful June, as everyone keeps saying. The gray weather doesn’t bother Tova”

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Book:Remarkably Bright Creatures

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