Hardcore Vanilla

“See you found the lantern,” the figure rasped in a phlegmy baritone, lowering his hand. “Heard legends about it, passed down from the forefathers. They say it feeds on the guilt of those who sin against themselves.”
― Micky Neilson, Diablo III: Morbed

“We all made the right kind of mistakes, or we wouldn't be here.
-Guy Montag”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

“Okay.” Ashe shouldered her rifle and straightened her hat. No wig anymore, her white hair was out for all to see, though she’d braided it to keep it out of the way. Calamity was nothing more than a piece of her now; she had no illusions that Marco had kept her secret. Chances were, anyone who’d known her by her other persona now knew who she really was, or would know soon enough. Though, honestly, it was a relief to be done with the fiction, in the same way it was a relief to be done with her old life.”
― Lyndsay Ely, Deadlock Rebels: An AFK Book

“Sorry, I needed another word for "crisis," and when I entered the word "crisis" into Thesaurus.com, it suggested "hot potato" as a synonym. I could not write this book without letting you know but Thesaurus.com lists "hot potato" as a synonym for "crisis." "Hey, did you hear about what's happening with Israel and Palestine? It's becoming a real hot potato.”
― Aziz Ansari, Modern Romance