Lissa

“She’d learned something these last few days about dealing with cryptanalysts: point them at the coffee, point them at the problem, then get out of the way.”
― Kate Quinn, The Rose Code

“Job's up! Strip down.”
― Kate Quinn, The Rose Code

“I have spent most of my life preferring books to people,’ Irene said sharply. ‘Just because I like a few specific people doesn’t change anything.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Burning Page

“then he spluttered at me, “You impossible, wretched, nonsensical contradiction, what on earth have you done now?” I”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted