Brent

“No one knew how old she was, but she vaguely remembered waving to President Coolidge. She still had all of her marbles, though every one of them was a bit odd and rolled asymmetrically.”
― Ellen Klages, In the House of the Seven Librarians

“Stories are important. We need them. It is through telling and hearing stories that we make sense of the world. Like dreams, they come to us when we are quiet and they tell us something or remind us of something that we need to hear. They say to us, 'No, you’re not alone. Because that thing you feel, I feel it too.' And sometimes they ask us to think again.”
― Rachel Joyce, A Snow Garden and Other Stories

“Boric, feeling dizzy and light-headed, shambled toward Randor’s corpse, which was still making an impressive effort to pump blood to Randor’s head. His head unfortunately lay some three feet away — an insurmountable distance for even the most robust circulatory system.”
― Robert Kroese, Disenchanted

“He had intended his address to be somewhat more comprehensive than this but was forced to cut it short, having been stabbed between the ribs with a broadsword.”
― Robert Kroese, Disenchanted