Aphrael

“Tiffany read the sign and smiled. “Aha,” she said. There was nothing to knock on, so she added “Knock, knock” in a louder voice. A woman’s voice from within said: “Who’s there?” “Tiffany,” said Tiffany. “Tiffany who?” said the voice. “Tiffany who isn’t trying to make a joke.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men

“We cannae just rush in, ye ken."
"Point o' order, Big Man. Ye can just rush in. We always just rush in."
"Aye, Big Yan, point well made. But ye gotta know where ye're just gonna rush in. Ye cannae just rush in anywhere. It looks bad, havin' to rush oout again straight awa'.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men

“And then there was the headless horseman!" said Tiffany. "He had no head!"
"Well, that is the major job qualification," said the toad.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men

“The people you love weren’t calculated, subtracted, or held at arm’s length across a decimal point. Victor was her dad, who’d raised her since she was four years old, and Josh was her annoying little brother.”
― Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder