Nuria

“Yes, sir, but the Librarian likes bananas, sir."
"Very nourishin' fruit, Mr Stibbons."
"Yes, sir. Although, funnily enough it's not actually a fruit, sir."
"Really?"
"Yes, sir. Botanically, it's a type of fish, sir. According to my theory it's cladistically associated with the Krullian pipefish, sir, which of course is also yellow and goes around in bunches or shoals."
"And lives in trees?"
"Well, not usually, sir. The banana is obviously exploiting a new niche."
"Good heavens, really? It's a funny thing, but I've never much liked bananas and I've always been a bit suspicious of fish, too. That'd explain it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

“Madre patria, contigo estoy triste, sin ti lo estoy más.”
― Sofi Oksanen, Puhdistus

“She found it hard to believe that there would be any bold moves, because too many people had dirty flour in their bags, and people with filthy fingers are hardly enthusiastic about digging up the past.”
― Sofi Oksanen, Puhdistus

“The monsters don't live in the belly of the world like they all say. The monsters live inside of us. We make the monsters.”
― Kameron Hurley, The Stars Are Legion