“One must not put trust in novelists, Beth; they create worlds to fit their own needs and drive their characters mad in doing it.”
―
Mary Robinette Kowal,
Shades of Milk and Honey
“It's not about adding diversity for the sake of diversity, it's about subtracting homogeneity for the sake of realism.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal
“Perfection is different to every viewer.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, Shades of Milk and Honey
“It’s hard to convince people that catastrophic weather changes are coming on a nice day.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“Without a plane, what was I supposed to do? Math the problem to death?” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“The difference between fanfic and a "real" novel is that fanfic is honest about its inspiration.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal
“My mother once told me that an apology wasn’t about being right or wrong, but showing that the relationship was more important than the problem.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Fated Sky
“She sighed to cover her agitation. “You are insufferable.” “I prefer ‘inscrutable.’” He smiled, softening a little at her teasing tone, and because she had allowed the change of topic. “Inexplicable would be more accurate.” “Inconceivable!” She rested her hand on her ever-increasing stomach. “Not any longer.” He laughed and kissed her on the forehead. “I do not think that word means what you think it means.” “Humph!” But Jane was delighted that she had managed to make him laugh.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, Of Noble Family
“Even geniuses can be stupid when they’re scared.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“It’s a hard thing to look at something you want and to know that the right choice is to turn it down.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Lady Astronaut of Mars
“Nathaniel and I were a healthy young married couple, so most of the stars I saw were painted across the inside of my eyelids.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“There’s a thing that happens to people when they are helpless. They become afraid of things that in their normal life wouldn’t faze them at all.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Relentless Moon
“This is the value of ritual and repetition, be it in a cockpit or in a church pew. Familiarity gives us room to breath and to think.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Relentless Moon
“I have three books you need to read. Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt, Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, and The Glass Universe by Dava Sobel. All three of these books focus on the women mathematicians—the “computers”—who powered astronomy and rocketry.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“Now, explain it to me very slowly, like I’m a congressman.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“I dug into the thigh pocket of my trousers— by the way, the best thing about life on the Moon is all the pockets—” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Relentless Moon
“Grief pops up at the strangest times.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“If you don't know by now, you own me, heart, mind, body, and soul” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, Without a Summer
“Fiction is people having extraordinary reactions to ordinary things, but in genre fiction, they have ordinary reactions to extraordinary things.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal
“It's not about adding diversity for the sake of diversity, it's about subtracting homogeneity for the sake of realism.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal
“Perfection is different to every viewer.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, Shades of Milk and Honey
“It’s hard to convince people that catastrophic weather changes are coming on a nice day.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“Without a plane, what was I supposed to do? Math the problem to death?” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“The difference between fanfic and a "real" novel is that fanfic is honest about its inspiration.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal
“My mother once told me that an apology wasn’t about being right or wrong, but showing that the relationship was more important than the problem.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Fated Sky
“She sighed to cover her agitation. “You are insufferable.” “I prefer ‘inscrutable.’” He smiled, softening a little at her teasing tone, and because she had allowed the change of topic. “Inexplicable would be more accurate.” “Inconceivable!” She rested her hand on her ever-increasing stomach. “Not any longer.” He laughed and kissed her on the forehead. “I do not think that word means what you think it means.” “Humph!” But Jane was delighted that she had managed to make him laugh.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, Of Noble Family
“Even geniuses can be stupid when they’re scared.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“It’s a hard thing to look at something you want and to know that the right choice is to turn it down.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Lady Astronaut of Mars
“Nathaniel and I were a healthy young married couple, so most of the stars I saw were painted across the inside of my eyelids.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“There’s a thing that happens to people when they are helpless. They become afraid of things that in their normal life wouldn’t faze them at all.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Relentless Moon
“This is the value of ritual and repetition, be it in a cockpit or in a church pew. Familiarity gives us room to breath and to think.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Relentless Moon
“I have three books you need to read. Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt, Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, and The Glass Universe by Dava Sobel. All three of these books focus on the women mathematicians—the “computers”—who powered astronomy and rocketry.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“Now, explain it to me very slowly, like I’m a congressman.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“I dug into the thigh pocket of my trousers— by the way, the best thing about life on the Moon is all the pockets—” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Relentless Moon
“Grief pops up at the strangest times.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars
“If you don't know by now, you own me, heart, mind, body, and soul” ― Mary Robinette Kowal, Without a Summer
“Fiction is people having extraordinary reactions to ordinary things, but in genre fiction, they have ordinary reactions to extraordinary things.” ― Mary Robinette Kowal
