Naveen

“That is very horrifying and I want to go home," I said, although I pronounced it, "Ah. I see.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Stalks the Deep

“It’s great to live free of the other sheep until you hear the wolves howl.”
― Max Brooks, Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

“Kuwei turned to Jesper. “You should visit me in Ravka. We could learn to use our powers together.”
“How about I push you in the canal and we see if you know how to swim?” Wylan said with a very passable imitation of Kaz’s glare.
Jesper shrugged. “I’ve heard he’s one of the richest men in Ketterdam. I wouldn’t cross him.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“So we’re the monster police, too?” I said to Tom.
“Correct,” he replied. “The only real question is, who are the monsters?”
“They ask that question in every monster movie, you know. It’s an actual trope.”
“I know,” Tom said. “What does it say about us that it’s relevant every single time they ask it?”
― John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society