Zinyah

“What’s life without a few risks here and there?”
― K.L. Penington, The Guardians

“Wolves eat coyotes," Gordon said[...] If he weren't an old man, I had some rude things I could have said to that.

"Yes," observed Adam blandly. "I do."

Yep. That was the one that came to mind. And he didn't even blush when he said it. Maybe Gordon would miss the double entendre. But he grinned cheerfully at Adam.”
― Patricia Briggs, River Marked

“There are some things more important than physical survival. You gotta be able to look at yourself in the mirror.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Circus of the Damned

“Let others determine your worth and you're already lost, because no one wants people worth more than themselves.”
― Peter V. Brett, The Warded Man