Erin

“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
...
I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

“People are not rain or snow or autumn leaves; they do not look beautiful when they fall.”
― Naveed A. Khan

“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

“He savours every instant of the present as if it were still the best and only time, with no comparisons, no measurements.”
― Kim Thúy, Ru: A Novel