Amber

“Allan praised Herbert for a job well done and for acting the part well. Herbert blushed, while dismissing the praise, saying that it wasn't hard to play stupid when you are stupid. Allan said that he didn't know how hard it was, because the idiots Allan had met so far in his life had all tried to do the opposite.”
― Jonasson, Jonas

“Did they seem much wrapped up in each other?"
"To be candid, Elsa looked as if she were wrapped up in a horse-rug..."
[From "Wratislav"]”
― Saki, The Chronicles of Clovis

“If you support Tottenham you always give more love than you get back... Tottenham is the worst kind of bad team, because they're almost good. They always promise that they're going to be fantastic. They make you hope. So you go on loving them and they carry on finding more and more innovative ways of disappointing you”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here

“What does it mean when someone supports Manchester United or whatever it's called?"
...
"They always win. So they've started believing they deserve to.”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here