Quotes About Communication

Now she was talking to me like I was a hysterical human. Worse, I was acting like a hysterical human.

After spending my entire existence having to gently suggest to humans that they not do things that would probably get them killed, it was nice to be able to tell them in so many words to not be so fucking stupid. But I didn't regret doing it.)

I can't do even the half-assed version of this stupid job if I have to talk to humans.

Humans do the "make it a question so it doesn't sound so bad" thing and it still sounds bad.

Overconfident humans who don't listen to anybody else scare the hell out of me.)

With rueful resignation, she added, "Stone said I should just take you, fight it out, and get it over with." That was typical. "He gives me lousy advice, too.

Letting them see me without the armor had been a huge mistake. At least Mensah and Arada had overruled the ones who wanted to talk to me about it. Yes, talk to Murderbot about its feelings. The idea was so painful I dropped to 97 percent efficiency.

She hesitated, then sent to me in the feed, I'm going to touch you, don't freak out.

I have a name, but it's private. On their secure feed connection, Pin-Lee sent to Mensah, Oh, that's going to go over well. When station residents are running into "Murderbot"— That's one of the reasons why it's private.

Don't look at me like that's my fault. I'm just telling you shit I know.

I just realized I don't like the phrase "as far as I knew" because it implies how much you actually don't know. I'm not going to stop using it, but. I don't like it as much anymore.

I told Mensah through the feed that I wouldn't speak aloud on the comm anymore. She tapped back an acknowledgment on the feed, and I heard her telling the others to get off my feed and my comm, that she was going to be the only one speaking to me so I wasn't distracted. Mensah underestimated my ability to ignore humans but I appreciated the thought.

Sometimes humans can't help but let emotion bleed through into the feed.

I had cycled out of horrified that they wanted to talk to me about my feelings into grateful that she had ordered them not to.

It took a tremendous effort for me not to rip his arm off, and I'd like that noted for the record, please. He said, "Its comm is down.

You're all idiots," Stone said, gave Bramble a shove to the head, and walked out. Bramble slumped and sighed in relief. "Stone still loves us.

And "weak" wasn't really the right word for what Shade meant. What he was trying to say was harder to express. It was giving in to feelings other people thought you were supposed to have about things that shouldn't have happened to you in the first place, but were not like the actual feelings you did have. There wasn't a word for that in Raksuran or Altanic or Kedaic or any other language Moon knew. Moon said, "It's not weak." The

One of the Albons thought he should deliver his message in person, Sir, but some of the men pointed out that he was mistaken." "Did they throw him down the stairs?" "A little, yes.

Why does it look like a person?" I said, "I ask myself that sometimes." Over the comm loudspeaker, Dr. Ratthi said, "It is a person!" In the background, I heard Overse whisper, "Ratthi, get off the comm!

Fairly reasonable people often expected everyone they knew to be fairly reasonable too, and were shocked when this proved not to be the case.

She would never trust me again. She would never stand close enough to touch (but without touching, because touching is gross) and just trust me.

The core cutter had powered up and accessed my feed to deliver a canned warning and a handy set of directions. Why yes, I did want to disengage the safety protocols, thanks for asking.

Seriously, I don't know why I didn't just say you're welcome and please get out of my cubicle so I can sit here and leak in peace.

said, "The humans think I'm an asshole, wait till they get to know you." I thought you weren't speaking to me.