Mackenzie Carr

“How do you know your father won’t gamble it away?” I don’t. “I’ll figure something out. Maybe I’ll tell him it has a curse on it, and if it’s sold or used for gambling, he’ll be doomed.” “Tell him it has an ass-pox,” Lark says. Mereden gives her a strange look. “What is it with you and asses?” Lark shrugs. “Asses are funny.”
― Ruby Dixon, Bull Moon Rising

“No one knows what they are or where they came from. All we know is that if someone dies on Tanrian soil, they can be infected by some sort of spirit and reanimated. Most people think they’re lost souls since they infect the appendix, but since souls are invisible, there’s no way to know for sure.”
― Megan Bannen, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

“We’re taking one of the boats out. Want to come?” “It depends.” “On?” Ezra asks. “Can you drown me while we’re out there?” “I’m sure it can be arranged. Just don’t struggle, okay? Then I’ll feel bad.”
― Eden Finley, Irresponsible Puckboy

“He can’t possibly be worse than Killian. Anyone is better than Killian.”
― Rina Kent, God of Fury