Madison

“I glared down. "Do you want me to go?" His hands tightened on my arms. He didn't look me in the face. For a moment he didn't speak. Then harshly he said, "No.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“The clerk shrugged and pushed the doors open. Dean Geyer, a distinguished looking man with snowy hair and bright blue eyes, sat at this vast desk, just about to insert a mast into the upper deck of a large model ship. “I see how busy he is,” Stevia whispered to the clerk. Matterly reddened.”
― Kristen Britain, Green Rider

“This is Paolo.” Kuyoc waved a hand at the boy, and the bird. “That is Cruzita. He named it after his mother, who is not pleased that her son chose a good meal as a pet.”
― Jacquelyn Benson

“Jimmy." She lowered her voice. "You're humming. You just told a patient his hangnail was 'practically a medical emergency' and made him laugh." I looked up at her. "Did I really say that?" "Word for word." "Wow. I sound like a joy to work with!”
― Cari Blake, Burn Notice