Albert Lugg

“Jack laughed behind him, a mirthless sound from a man who had been on the wrong end of life's ironies too many times.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree

“And shell punish me.”
― Richard Matheson, The Best of Richard Matheson

“I didn’t know you killed them,” she said venomously. “I won’t have to kill many. Besides, they’re only animals.” “Intelligent animals!” “Intelligent as a human imbecile, maybe.” “A small child is an imbecile. Would you kill a small child?” “You’re taking intelligence as the only criterion of humanity,” he protested hopelessly, knowing that a logical defense was useless against sentimentality. “Baby—” “Don’t call me baby! Call them baby!”
― Walter M. Miller Jr., Conditionally Human

“But this Scroll too has magical properties. From the moment I first saw it, the paper warmed to my touch. I know it came alive as I held it. Did you know there’s a serpent on the back? Some say it’s a dragon. It winked at me. Its lashes are gold.”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder