Althea

“For a brief moment, god and gumiho stare stare at each other with matching expressions of stubborn dislike that seem to mask, on both sides, a flickering of respect.”
― Sophie Kim, The God and the Gumiho

“It wasn't an endless future, and it wasn't one with a clearly defined goal, but maybe that was what living actually felt like.”
― Meredith Katz, The Cybernetic Tea Shop

“What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"Kind," said the boy.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“The Cordans believed the women needed men to provide for them; Moon had no idea why. He knew that Selis in particular was perfectly capable of chasing down any number of grasseaters and beating them to death with a club, so he didn’t see why she couldn’t hunt for herself.”
― Martha Wells, The Cloud Roads