Plingsben

“Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these suggestions with the ministry drugs team, they were wearily dismissive. 'If you stop drugs coming in one way they will come in another' they said. One said 'You don't want to be like your predecessors, fantasising about how to stop drugs coming in on drones.' My predecessor, it seemed, had suggested flying eagles at the drones.' Liz Truss had stood at the dispatch box and said 'I was at HMP Pentonville last week. They've got patrol dogs who are barking to deter drones.' This, I was told provoked an MP to shoat 'You are barking”
― Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

“FIT GIRL,' said the hen. Misha and Phoebe stared at each other. They stared back at the hen again. 'BITCHES GONNA BITCH,' said the hen”
― Gideon Defoe, Elite Dangerous: Docking is Difficult

“That's the duty of the old," said the Liberian, "to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

“I had a classmate who was very good at drawing. When ever he drew a face, he'd draw cross so that the eyes and the nose looked balanced. How cool! It had impact on me, and I've been drawing crosses on faces ever since.”
― Takeshi Obata, Bakuman, Volume 8: Panty Shot and Savior