Katie

“The trouble with England, he thinks, is that it's so poor in gesture. We shall have to develop a hand signal for ‘Back off, our prince is fucking this man's daughter.’ He is surprised that the Italians have not done it. Though perhaps they have, and he just never caught on.”
― Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

“Rich children are always blond, Jocelyn goes. It has to do with vitamins.”
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

“Are you kidding? That guy was a mystery wrapped in an enigma and crudely stapled to a ticking fucking time bomb. He was either going to hit somebody or start a blog.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magicians

“We have reached the point where ignorance and neglect are the best we can hope for in a ruler.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magicians