Okorafor – Just Out of Jupiter’s Reach

Book page: okorafor-just-out-jupiter

From: Quotes batch 17

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Concept

“The reach of a planet is not its gravity, but the psychological shadow it casts on those who leave it.” (p. 29)

Behavior

“Living in the belt changes your behavior; you learn to move with the silence rather than against it.” (p. 88)

Game Theory

“Trade between the moons is a game of patience, where the winner is the one who can wait out the orbital mechanics.” (p. 143)

Cognition

“The cognitive shift of deep space is the realization that ‘up’ and ‘down’ are local hallucinations.” (p. 201)

Memory

“Jupiter is a memory of a storm that never ends, a giant eye that watched us since we were children.” (p. 114)