Julie Verive

“In the English language, adding “be” to a word makes it mean “adorned by.” Belilaced. Bedaisied. Bescented. Bediamonded. Befeathered.”
― Marie-Helene Bertino, Beautyland

“It’s bad for me, but I need to remember what bad for me is like.”
― Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye

“You feel it?” asked Lao Guan. “You feel that lift in your heart? That lightness in your head? That is the taste of whiskey, the essence of America. We have been wrong to be drunk and asleep. We should be drunk and fighting.”
― Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

“Everyone wants to see a witch punish someone for stealing from her. A witch is a kind of justice in the world. It makes for a fine story. No one wants to admit the truth, for all it stares them plainly in the face.” “What’s that?” “Steal from a woman long enough, and a witch is what she’ll become.”
― Hugh Howey, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024