Jeffrey Petersen

“Personally, I always feel that survival is cheap at any price and it puzzles me that so many men in authority don’t seem to see it that way.”
― K.J. Parker, How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It

“Water lapped the boat’s sides as they rowed, a soft, slick sound, interrupted by the occasional thunk of a larger wave.”
― Fran Wilde, The Ship of Stolen Words

“Some days I think I’m too stupid to be let out on my own, and then there’s the days that prove it.”
― Sarah Monette, Mélusine

“Her housedress is large and pink and has winged croissants embroidered across it. It’s quite hideous. Aunt Tabitha herself is large and pink but doesn’t have winged croissants flying across her except when wearing the housedress.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking