Mike Trout

“$ 25 for a buttload of nothing, as it transpired. “Yeah. I struck out,” Skyler said. He pulled the letter out of his parka, which he was still wearing—you didn’t use heaters in the IRTF control room, as heat would distort the telescope’s images. He held up the offending envelope and dramatically tore it in half, then stuffed it into the trashcan. Tamura laughed.”
― Felix R. Savage, Freefall

“Just before midnight, the clouds disappeared. “Hey hey,” Tamura said placidly. “Got Jupiter for you.” Skyler dumped his guitar in its case and sprang to the console.”
― Felix R. Savage, Freefall

“His jumpsuit was white, and on the back were the letters D and R printed in black. They stood for “death row”. Mars had equated it to a snake’s rattle, warning folks to stay the hell away.”
― David Baldacci, The Last Mile

“Oh,” Patricia said. “Then I’m a witch. I guess.” “Ah.” The eagle’s hooked beak clicked. “But you will have to prove it. Or both you and Dirrp will be punished.”
― Charlie Jane Anders, All the Birds in the Sky