Thomas Hynes

“I care,” the Consul says tiredly. “If the Ousters break through”
― Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion

“Mario. “I feel bad for the Goombas.” “They’re just henchmen,” the boy said. “But it feels like they’ve gotten mixed up in something that has nothing to do with them.” “That’s the life of a henchman. Go down that pipe,” the boy instructed. “There’s a bunch of coins down there.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“Promise me”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“except the fragile moments that hang crystalline in time and make life worth living.”
― Pierce Brown, Morning Star