Claire

“Remember: there are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” The”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

“The major problem is quite simply one of grammar, and the main work to consult in this matter is Dr. Dan Streetmentioner’s Time Traveler’s Handbook of 1001 Tense Formations.
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Most readers get as far as the Future Semiconditionally Modified Subinverted Plagal Past Subjunctive Intentional before giving up; and in fact in later editions of the book all the pages beyond this point have been left blank to save on printing costs.
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy skips lightly over this tangle of academic abstraction, pausing only to note that the term “Future Perfect” has been abandoned since it was discovered not to be. To resume:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is one of the most extraordinary ventures in the entire history of catering. It is built on the fragmented remains of an eventually ruined planet which is (wioll haven be) enclosed in a vast time bubble and projected forward in time to the precise moment of the End of the Universe. This is, many would say, impossible. In it, guests take (willan on-take) their places at table and eat (willan on-eat) sumptuous meals while watching (willing watchen) the whole of creation explode around them.
This, many would say, is equally impossible.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

“Context is all; or is it ripeness? One or the other.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“Dandelion! You’re asleep in the saddle!’ ‘I’m not asleep. I’m thinking creatively!”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, The Tower of Swallows