Viola

“Hear, hear.' Sister Martha hoisted her water glass. 'Let the rigid stick of self-righteousness be dislodged from her very uptight ass.'
Father Ramon coughed.
'A-fucking-men,' Loup supplied helpfully.”
― Jacqueline Carey, Santa Olivia

“We speak of stories ending, when in truth it is we who end. The stories go on and on.”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Avatar

“Like a falling star, he descended on the Tarbh Cró, a Cassiline berserker, his sword biting and slashing like a silver snake.”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart

“Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.”
― Joseph Campbell