Ateana

“Grim determination was one thing. Outright heroism before I’d drunk my morning tea was quite another...”
― Stephanie Burgis, Snowspelled

“There was a girl Josh liked who only liked Josh when he was bipedal. Josh does not like always being bipedal and found this news disappointing. There was a boy Josh liked who liked Josh when he was a cute animal. Josh always likes being a cute animal, but Josh’s subjective sense of the word cute was different than the boy’s. This was another disappointment for Josh, and also for the boy, who did not find giant centipedes cute at all.”
― Joseph Fink

“Smirking slightly, I hold my hands out. “What do you think of my nail varnish?”
There’s a stunned silence in the room before he leans forward. “I think it’ll look good in Cornwall,” he says deliberately.
“What?” I jerk out.
He smirks. “Welcome to the staff of Ashworth House, Oz. I think you’re going to do well.”
“Are you mad?” I demand loudly. “I just gave the worst interview of my life.” Milo nods frantically and I gesture to him. “Yes. Even Milo knows this, don’t you?”
― Lily Morton, Oz

“Whackos like Liberty Association belong in jail. I don’t care if they’re misguided or had bad childhoods. We’ve all got problems; we don’t all try to kill people we disagree with.”
― Clancy Nacht, The Phisher King