Myridian

“The way Caitlynn Hightower described sex, it seemed like a magical act. Like a magical act that everyone should be doing all of the time. A combination of mountain climbing, going to church, dancing, a practical joke, and sitting down to a meal of all of your favorite foods.”
― Kelly Link, The Book of Love

“There is calm and reassurance in permanence, in slowness, in the liberating relied of a refuge from the complex and fleeting details of our messy lives. Putting ourselves in perspective is almost like a drug, but instead of inserting chemicals into our body, it involves mentally inserting our body into the universe and then standing far enough back to be amazed at the comparison.”
― Helen Czerski, The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works

“…it’s peace, not war, that makes wealth for a country. War just transfers possession of the residue from the weaker to the stronger. Worse, what is bought with blood is sold for coin, and then stolen back again.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, The Curse of Chalion

“In movies, you usually had a bad guy and a good guy, but in real life, you probably just got two assholes.”
― Kelly Link, The Book of Love