Shannon

“A stunning first impression was not the same thing as love at first sight. But certainly it was an invitation to consider the matter.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Paladin of Souls

“In the space of a sundown, you show me the wide world from a horse’s back, and the soul of the world within my own walls.”
― Robin Hobb, Fool's Errand

“Ista sighed at the thought of being a skipping country wench, and not tragic Ista anymore. Though she did not doubt country wenches had their tragedies, too, and much less poetic sympathy for them than did royinas.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Paladin of Souls

“But I made an issue of the precise wording of the vows. I wanted liberalized ones, with no outmoded Pauline nonsense exacting from the bride the promise to 'obey' the groom. Here I put my foot down, rather in the manner of a husband determined to show at the outset who was boss. 'I'll have no obedience around here!' I said, banging the table. 'Is that clear?'
'Is it an order?'
'Yes.”
― Peter De Vries, The Blood of the Lamb