Anihilare (Southern Reach, #1)

“The effect of this cannot be understood without being there.”

Nature doesn't care about our names or categories. Area X just takes what it wants and changes it into something new.

“I am not a person. I am a history of biological interactions.”

The Biologist is more comfortable with moss than with her own husband. She finds a strange peace in things that don't talk back.

Trust feels impossible when everyone is being hypnotized. You never know if your thoughts belong to you or a suggestion.

“Where lies the strangling fruit that came from the hand of the sinner.”

That tower in the ground feels like a throat. It makes you realize how small and edible humans really are.