Michael Bath

“Randall had taught her that a long time ago. Swords could mean hope, resistance, strength. Guns meant death. They were to be respected, but only as weapons of killing, even in defense.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Sky and Breath

“She is a modest and innocent thing who secretly wishes a worldly cad would teach her all those wicked deeds she has heard about but cannot quite imagine. I have played this role before, gentlemen. Trust me, it is not innocence per se that men like Pirate Lafitte are drawn to but the tantalizing possibility of corrupting that innocence.”
― George R.R. Martin, Rogues

“You know nothing, Jon Snow.” She”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“But we will trust you nonetheless. You are bitter, and bitterness is a sign of concern. I trust that.”
― Stephen R. Donaldson, Lord Foul's Bane