Lilly Dittman

“You have large twin destructor emitters on each wing, along with a light-lance turret underneath. That’s as much firepower as our larger ships. You’re a warship.”
“Clearly not,” M-Bot said. “I’m here to categorize fungi. Didn’t you listen to my last orders? I am not supposed to get into fights.”
“Then why do you have guns?”
“For shooting large and dangerous beasts who might be threatening my fungus specimens,” M-Bot said. “Obviously.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Skyward

“You watch yourself," I said, wishing I had something to stand on to bring my eyes level with his. "When you are broken and mourning your fall from grace, I will consume your shadow in my own, and laugh at your misery.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Skyward

“And the warrior’s way was not to run from failure, but to own up to it and do better.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Skyward

“Oh? I never liked trickle-down economics. It implies there's a leak somewhere”
― J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche