Hilm

“If anyone else asked that question, O He Who Is Terrible and Great, I would have said they were an ignorant fool; in you it is a sign of the disarming simplicity which is the fount of all virtue.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Amulet of Samarkand

“Tambi’s expression changed again, this time to one of a humble supplicant. ‘I am not asking much,’ he said. ‘Only a miracle. Can you do this?’
Wong looked down at the briefing papers in front of him for a moment. Then he looked Tambi in the eye. ‘Miracles we have fifteen per cent extra surcharge. Is it okay?”
― Nury Vittachi, The Feng Shui Detective

“Atheism is not a disease, Your Majesty,” Jasnah said dryly. “It’s not as if I’ve caught a foot rash.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“Gubernur Jenderal Reael yang nisbi terkenal lunak dan manusiawi itu, oleh para Paduka Tuan XVII di negeri Belanda telah diganti oleh seorang jago kelahi muda, Yapiri Sokuna (Jan Pieterszoon Coen) yang menurut keterangan orang-orang Banten dan Inglis, tidak kenal ampun. Namanya, menurut para pedagang Jawa, Mur-Jangkung. Menurut orang orang Banten ia dipanggil dengan nama Yampir Songkun. Menurut orang orang Inglis bahkan lain sama sekali: Jiyon Kuun. Siapa yang benar sajalah. Mungkin namanya cuma sederhana : Iblis sajalah.”
― YB Mangunwijaya