Alyssa Nelson

“The ears of our generation have been made so delicate by the senseless multitude of flatterers that, as soon as we perceive that anything of ours is not approved of, we cry out that we are being bitterly assailed; and when we can repel the truth by no other pretence, we escape by attributing bitterness, impatience, intemperance, to our adversaries.”
― Martin Luther, Concerning Christian Liberty

“True friendship must be akin to romance, I think; only without all the anguish and anxiety.”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Scion

“...God bless the man who first taught the world how to cure olives. He and the man who invented cheese are two unsung pillars of civilization."

"They were probably women," muttered Fatima, fanning her face with the sleeve of her robe. "If they were men, we would remember their names.”
― G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King

“Pretending to not want something can work. Really not caring if you get it takes a lifetime of practice”
― Amy Poehler