Mary Beth

“In Tasfalen’s house, what had been Roxane lay abed in Tasfalen’s body, half-conscious, rent in memory and power, a mere fragment knowing only that it wanted to survive.”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Thieves' World® Volume Three: The Dead of Winter, Soul of the City, and Blood Ties

“Today is August 4, 2026,” said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, “in the city of Allendale, California.” It repeated the date three times for memory’s sake. “Today is Mr. Featherstone’s birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita’s marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills.”
― Ray Bradbury, The Stories of Ray Bradbury

“As she only cries about once a year I really ought to have gone over and comforted her, but I wanted to set it all down here. I begin to see that writers are liable to become callous.”
― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle

“The winds that had been young and wild grew old and serene,”
― Ray Bradbury, The Stories of Ray Bradbury