Rachel

“I bounded over the gray, dusty terrain toward the huge dome of Conrad Bubble. Its airlock, ringed with red lights, stood distressingly far away. It’s hard to run with a hundred kilograms of gear on – even in lunar gravity.”
― Andy Weir, Artemis

“My English teacher Mr Davies rubs a hand over his military buzz cut. There’s sweat beading at his hairline, and he puffs out his ruddy cheeks. He looks like a drunk porcupine. The drunk part may be true. Even if it is before lunch on a Tuesday.”
― Jennifer Mathieu, Moxie

“What would you call a pet goldfish?”
“‘Quiet'”
“That’s a stupid name”
“How about ‘Silence’?”
“You’re not even trying”
“Kill me”.”
― Sophocles Sapounas, Not Alone

“In 1913, when Anthony Patch was twenty-five, two years were already gone since irony, the Holy Ghost of this later day, had, theoretically at least, descended upon him.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned