Makenna

“hear Kal swearing in Syldrathi, and though his tone is ice-cold, I realize he’s far more creative at cursing than I thought. “Tiir’na si maat tellanai!” (Father of many ugly and stupid children!) “Kii’ne dō all’iavesh ishi!” (Stain on the undergarments of the universe!) “Aam’na delnii!” (Friend of livestock!)”
― Amie Kaufman, Aurora Rising

“You don't like stars?' I ask.
'No,' he says quietly, lacking his smirk for once, and staring at the floor. 'A lot of those stars actually died millions of years ago. It's just they're so far away, the light they created before they died hasn't finished reaching us yet.' He waves at the galaxy beyond the glass. 'You're looking at a sky full of ghosts.”
― Amie Kaufman, Aurora Rising

“How to salvage a dream, when the dreamer himself had been destroyed?”
― S.J. Kincaid, The Nemesis

“You're in my blood. We could be parted for centuries and I'll always recognize you.”
― S.J. Kincaid, The Nemesis