WolfnOtter

“Do you have a name?" he asked.
"I do. Do you?"
His lips twitched. "Yes?"
"Excellent. We are both named beings." Clara picked up her cup and blew on it to cool it. The leaves swirled back and forth.
He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Istvhan, if it pleases you."
"Clara," she said. "Whether it pleases you or not, I'm afraid."
He lifted his teacup in salute. His expression was that of a man having a very trying day.”
― T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength

“Maybe’ is a hook to catch the unwary,” said Sumi. “Maybe it’s going to be better tomorrow. Maybe the snake won’t bite. Maybe the mushroom won’t be poisonous this time.”
― Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known

“Are you familiar with intrusive thoughts?"
"Oh yes. You don't want to think them but they then they get thought anyway."
"More or less. I don't have intrusive thoughts. I have an occasional intrusive bear.”
― T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength

“Love is a patient, exasperated emotion, and she knew it well.”
― T. Kingfisher, Swordheart