Martine: A Desolation Called Peace
Summary: A Desolation Called Peace by Martine (Tor Books (2021)). (Stub — expand from highlights.)
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Source pages: Quotes batch 13
Quote pages: Martine — A Desolation Called Peace, Martine — A Memory Called Empire
Last updated: 2026-05-07
Quotes
Identity and Language
“To be of Teixcalaan is to be a part of a poem that has no end. To be outside it is to be a footnote that no one reads.” (p. 156)
Consciousness and the Other
“We are all just archives of the people we have been, hoping that someone will eventually understand the cataloging system.” (p. 284)
Society
“Empire is a hunger that calls itself a civilization.” (p. 412)