Azazel

“Learning a dance is not about imitating the dance steps perfectly. But it's about creating your own style using the dance steps that you imitate.”
― Michiyo Yamashita

“You put on such a brave front. But I know if I took another step toward you, you'd wet your pants.'

'With your blood.' I brandished my knife. But I couldn't keep a straight face; the boast sounded ridiculous even to my own ears. I snickered. She laughed. The release of tension made me giddy, and soon I was laughing and crying.”
― Maria V. Snyder, Poison Study

“Pleasing things: finding a large number of tales that one has not read before. Or acquiring the second volume of a tale whose first volume one has enjoyed. But often it is a disappointment.”
― Sei Shōnagon, The Pillow Book

“Pretend I asked, now answer the question...”
― Laurell K. Hamilton