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“Yes?" Percy did not try to tame the grumpiness in his voice. He hated to be disturbed while he was reading. Of course, he was always reading, but that did not signify.”
― Gail Carriger, Competence

“I have found good general guidelines are: be polite, be pleasant, be brief. When even that is too much to manage, pick a quiet corner and look at everyone like they are the greatest of disappointments. Obey royalty, be respectful to those above you, ignore or indulge those below you, and always be generous to staff and tradesmen. One loyal servant is worth then kings.”
― Megan Derr, The Painted Crown

“It’s not the world that’s cruel. It’s the people in it.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court

“Male? female? both?
No one's ever asked me that question, I see myself as neither. I'm something different all together.”
― E.M. Hamill, Dalí