Nothing could hurt her now. She was a glacier, a thing of ice and stone grinding implacably toward its appointed end. Like the glacier, nothing would be allowed to stop her...and, like the glacier, there would be nothing left of her at all at journey's end.
"All I ask of my Queen and my Kingdom--all I've ever asked--is justice, My Lord. That's all I have a right to ask for, but I have a right to it."
Full Fathom Five, Max Gladstone
Teo could be telling the truth, or not, or saying things she thought were true but were in fact lies she'd sold herself. People cherished lies. Kai herself had believed she was in love for years.
The Secret World of Sleep, Penelope A. Lewis
Conversely, there are always a few bubbly, energetic morning people around. These "larks" typically bounce out of bed well before the average person would want to open their eyes. Fortunately, natural selection seems to have worked against those larks who tried to awaken people with more normal rhythms too early in the morning.
Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society, Karl T. Ulrich
So powerful are cute features in invoking attraction that our psychological mechanisms are tricked into oohing and ahhing over collections of sheet metal that resemble babies.
The Cookie Dough Lover's Cookbook, Lindsay Landis
You know someone really loves you when they wash the same mixing bowls 132 times without complaining. Much.
P is for Peril, Sue Grafton
This sandwich, I confess, was the highlight of my weekend, which is what life boils down to when you're celibate.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N.K. Jemisin
I have never possessed the innate talent for lying. Fortunately, when my mother realized this, she taught me alternative tactics.
Texts from Jane Eyre, Mallory Ortberg
ODYSSEUS: where did the pigs come from Circe
CIRCE: i don't know
a pig farm
a pig mommy and a pig daddy who loved each other very much
and gave each other a special handshake
ODYSSEUS: CIRCE
CIRCE: oh my god okay fine
they're your crew, you got me
i turned all of your friends into pigs
ODYSSEUS: why did you turn my friends into pigs
CIRCE: i don't know
maybe the real question is
why are your friends
so turn-into-pigsable
All the Birds, Singing, Evie Wyld
I save the Freddie the Frog until it melts in the glove compartment. He represents something I'm not sure I understand.
The Paying Guests, Sarah Waters
It was like a cure, being with Lilian. It made one feel like a piece of wax being cradled in a soft, warm palm.
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