Emily

“My dad gave me a present once,' Nico said. 'It was a zombie.'
Reyna stared at him. 'What?'
'His name is Jules-Albert. He's French.'
'A... French zombie?”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“Phryne was feeling most displeased with a species to which, she reminded herself, she belonged.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Urn Burial

“Bellona has answered my prayer. She doesn't fight my battles for me. She doesn't guarantee me easy victory. She grants me opportunities to prove myself. She gives me strong enemies and potential allies.”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“platypuses irresistible proof that God likes a joke as much as anyone else. ‘A platypus is intrinsically much less likely than a unicorn or a sea serpent.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Death by Water