Sumana Gupta

“Honesty, this is a matter of life.”

The chain rattled and the door hesitated.

“You’re s’posed to say ‘and death,’” he supplied.

“I have started to not believe in the other one,” said Nona. “It’s stupid saying ‘and death’ when most of the people who die get up and walk around again. Maybe if I said ‘a matter of life and double death.’”

Honesty said, “How about, ‘Life and death where you don’t come back’?”

“That’s so long,” said Nona.”
― Tamsyn Muir

“Palamedes had focused nearly all his attention on writing, except at one point he’d looked Nona over and said, “Look at me like you’ve worked out how to kill me,” and then, “More eyebrows,” and then, “Good God, perfect. Do you know, I miss Harrow terribly.” Then he’d gone back to his letter.”
― Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth

“One fight … one last duel. You challenged her with Babs, you know, back on Canaan House. I didn’t do it. So follow through, for me. You always do things for me, don’t you? My heart’s own … my necromancer.”
― Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth

“I want you lot to make that your motto. What we know is that we don’t know anything.”

Nona quite liked this motto. It was an accurate summary of her entire life.”
― Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth