Brendan

“It was always the same story, she thought tiredly. Just small, angry men, clinging to fading power. They feared living without privilege because they’d abused it against others, and were now terrified of suffering the same cruelty they’d routinely dealt out.”
― Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

“Nove’s fourth principle of universal irony proved, by way of substitution, that planning increases the possibility of an unforeseen outcome.”
― J. Zachary Pike, Dragonfired

“Asa took her arm, gently. “They can’t talk,” he told her. She shook her head as her friends steered her back toward the access bridge. “No, it talked. I heard it.” Note to self: shut up.”
― Martha Wells, Compulsory

“It means letting go of the anger, of the hurt. You still know you felt it, and you still remember it, but you won’t let it control you. Because hanging on to the pain keeps hurting you. It holds you back. Releasing it sets you free, and freedom is power.”
― J. Zachary Pike, Dragonfired