Tanya

“Madam,” said Istvhan, his voice dropping nearly an octave, “I have made love. I have had sex. I have bedded, rutted, fucked, and on one occasion, with enthusiastic consent and a great deal of oil, I have sodomized, but I have never, not once, canoodled.”
― T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength

“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

“I’d suggested we have my friend Rain, a crime scene specialist, paint splotches of red paint on them and the table to make suspects think it was blood splatter, but George had nixed that. Some of my best ideas are simply outside the bell curve and not appreciated.”
― Jennifer Crusie, Rest in Pink

“Don’t cheat your friendships. Don’t ask them to mean less to you than they do, or think they only have value if they’re a stop on the way to a real relationship.” Dorry rolled her eyes. “All relationships are real,” said Tuesday. “Friendship can be as deep as the ocean. It’s all a kind of love, and love isn’t any one kind of thing.”
― Kate Racculia, Tuesday Mooney Talks To Ghosts: A Mystery Adventure of Puzzles, Humor, and the Courage to Face Your Ghosts