Lisa Lynch

“To tell stories of the past to children who walk into the future is a task both noble and taxing.”
― Indra Das, The Devourers

“Tonight isn't about more dark, it's about more nothing.”
― Paul Tremblay, Disappearance at Devil's Rock

“But I follow my gut, and my gut says we meet this one head-on with smiles on our faces. Look," said Locke, "the more we do this, the more I learn about what I think Chains was really training us for. And this is it. He wasn't training us for a calm and orderly world where we could pick and choose when we needed to be clever. He was training us for a situation that was fucked up on all sides. Well, we're in it, and I say we're equal to it. I don't need to be reminded that we are up to our heads in dark water. I just want you boys to remember that we're the gods-damned sharks.”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“Death comes for everyone," she said simply. "I'm not afraid of dying. But I am afraid of dying here." She swept her hand over the room, the tavern, the city. "I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic