Tanya

“Humans tend to segregate the world: enemies on one side, friends on the other. Friends are people we know. Enemies are the Other. You can do just about anything to the Other. It doesn’t matter if this Other is actually guilty of any crimes, because it’s a matter of emotion, not logic. You see, angry people aren’t interested in justice. They just want an excuse to vent their rage.” Doolittle sighed. “And once you become their Other, you’re no longer a person. You’re just an idea, an abstraction of everything that’s wrong with their world. Give them the slightest excuse, and they will tear you down. And the easiest way for them to target you as this Other is to find something that’s different about you. Color of your skin. The way you speak. The place you’re from. Magic. It comes and goes in cycles, Kate. Each new generation picks their own Other.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Slays

“A flying chocolate wrapper touched against a fire hydrant. Taxi doors slammed. Bits of trash sparred in the darkest reaches of the alleyways. Sneakers found their sweetspots. The leather of briefcases rubbed against trouserlegs. A few umbrella tips clinked against the pavement. Revolving doors pushed quarters of conversation out into the street.”
― Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin

“The way to turn an ex-lover into a friend is to never stop loving them”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“Should I have a gun? Just in case?” “What kind of training do you have?” “I’ve seen a lot of movies. As far as I can tell, as long as you’re the good guy the bullet just goes right into their heads. It’s only the bad guys that miss.”
― David Wong, Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits