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Quotes About Emotions

He looked up to see Ranea staring at him, her eyes brilliant with rage. She said, "You did this." "No. I was here." In hindsight, he probably shouldn't have smiled when he said it.
~ Martha Wells
Klar doch, rede mit Killerbot über seine Gefühle. Die Vorstellung war so schmerzhaft, dass ich auf 97 Prozent Effizienz absackte. Da kletterte ich lieber Feind eins wieder ins Maul!
~ Martha Wells
Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many moral dilemmas.
~ Martha Wells
I guess the feed isn't adequate for all forms of communication, particularly those that involve a lot of glaring.)
~ Martha Wells
When a major character died in the twentieth episode I had to pause seven minutes while it sat there in the feed doing the bot equivalent of staring at a wall, pretending that it had to run diagnostics. Then four episodes later the character came back to life and it was so relieved we had to watch that episode three times before it would go on.
~ Martha Wells
He wanted to give her a chance to yell at him in private before he apologized.
~ Martha Wells
Normal = neutral expression concealing existential despair and brain-crushing boredom.)
~ Martha Wells
I'm out of practice at controlling my expression. Right now I'm pretty sure it was somewhere in the region of stunned horror, or maybe appalled horror.
~ Martha Wells
Ou alors Miki le bot de compagnie n'avait jamais été brimé, dupé ou maltraité ; peut-être ne lui avait-on jamais témoigné que de la bonté et de l'indulgence. Il considérait vraiment ses humains comme des amis, car c'est ainsi qu'ils le traitaient en retour. J'ai signalé à Miki que je me déconnectais une minute. J'avais besoin d'avoir une émotion en privé.
~ Martha Wells
I'm using my own pain." Ziede's eyes narrowed. "It's not nearly as likely to destroy your consciousness and enslave you to the Hierarch's Well, but it's hardly an inexhaustible source." Kai huffed a laugh, though it wasn't funny. "Isn't it?" Ziede bit her lip and he could see she knew he was right. "You're taking all the fun out of killing a Hierarch's High Expositor and stealing his power, Kai.
~ Martha Wells
I had a complex emotional reaction. A whole new burst of neural connections blossomed. Oh right, I often have complex emotional reactions which I can't easily interpret.
~ Martha Wells
Just a heads-up, when a murderbot stands there looking to the left of your head to avoid eye contact, it's probably not thinking about killing you, it's probably frantically trying to come up with a reply to whatever you just said to it.
~ Martha Wells
If I got angry at myself for being angry I would be angry constantly and I wouldn't have time to think about anything else.
~ Martha Wells
I never know what to say to that. I am actually alone in my head, and that's where 90 plus percent of my problems are.
~ Martha Wells
I knew Amena well enough by now to recognize she was feigning polite interest to disguise horrified interest.)
~ Martha Wells
She didn't want a corporation's excuse for a trauma support specialist poking around in her emotions.
~ Martha Wells
Yes, talk to Murderbot about its feelings. The idea was so painful I dropped to 97 percent efficiency.
~ Martha Wells
I'll try to be more accurate. I was indifferent, and vaguely annoyed. Do you believe that?
~ Martha Wells
This is why I'm glad I'm not human. They come up with stuff like this. I said, "No. That's a human thing to do. Constructs aren't that stupid.
~ Martha Wells
During all this, Volescu was huddled on the churned up rock, losing his shit, not that I was unsympathetic. I was far less vulnerable in this situation than he was and I wasn't exactly having a great time either.
~ Martha Wells
No hugging," I warned her. It was in our contract. "Do you need emotional support? Do you want me to call someone?
~ Martha Wells
Ramad's expression tightened. Kai knew what he was thinking and also wished there was a way to make Dahin shut up.
~ Martha Wells
Overse added, "Just remember you're not alone here." I never know what to say to that. I am actually alone in my head, and that's where 90 plus percent of my problems are.
~ Martha Wells
I needed help. I was rattled, I was still leaking a little, and I hadn't been able to watch any media in what felt like forever.
~ Martha Wells