Peter Griffin

“There is no mistake,” says Herr Keller. “The extra lessons are necessary. We cannot hope to build a successful socialist state in this country if its citizens are not properly informed about socialist ideals.” He sounds as if he is repeating something he has been taught to say, parrot-fashion.”
― Margarita Morris, Oranges for Christmas

“Are you sure she isn’t?” “Oh believe me, I’ve asked.” “Well,” said Paul, looking at the time on his phone, “I make that three hours and seven minutes, so if you could just sign my note…”
― Caimh McDonnell, A Man With One of Those Faces

“Well.” The bird seemed to think about this for a moment. “You don’t know how to heal a broken wing, do you?” He flapped his bad wing. He’d looked just sort of gray-brown at first, but up close she could see brilliant red and yellow streaks along his wings, with a milk-white belly and a dark, slightly barbed beak.”
― Charlie Jane Anders, All the Birds in the Sky

“Ibrignon Peace and Love, the archway read. Its rusted, pitted surface glistened in the rain, the letters bleak and false to Avery’s eyes. A road led into the little cemetery, but evidently the cabbie dared not take it.”
― Jack Conner, The Atomic Sea: Volume One