VanderMeer: Annihilation

Summary: Annihilation by VanderMeer . (Stub — expand from highlights.)

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Source pages: Annihilation, Quotes batch 25

Quote pages: VanderMeer – Annihilation

Last updated: 2026-05-07

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Quotes

Concept

“The effect of this cannot be understood without the context of the tower, which was also a staircase.” (p. 18)

Behavior

“We were all trained to ignore the things that would make us hesitate in the field.” (p. 42)

Game Theory

“The psychologist was playing a game of influence, using hypnotic triggers to ensure we didn’t deviate from the mission’s hidden parameters.” (p. 56)

Cognition

“My mind was trying to categorize Area X, but Area X was busy recategorizing my mind.” (p. 112)

Memory

“I realized then that my memory of my husband was becoming a ghost, overwritten by the physical reality of the shimmer.” (p. 148)

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