Benjamin Mason

“However, her ants have a final gift for Portia. There is a passage, in the book of the spiderlings retrieved by Fabian, which is new. Ants of another of Viola’s colonies have been trained to compare these hidden books and highlight differences. The same paragraph, never before seen, turns up in each of the three immune infants.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Time

“But inevitably, armed with a complimentary map—no GPS devices are permitted on Farside—you’ll want to explore the city. If you still haven’t gotten your moonlegs you might elect to hire a motorized scooter or to strap on some hydraulic walk-assist devices. You’ll be relieved to discover, in any case, that most of the tourist districts have heavily padded surfaces, and that the windows, should you fall against them, are made of lunar glass—the most unbreakable glass in existence.”
― Anthony O'Neill, The Dark Side

“As if I didn’t know that already. A courtroom isn’t much different. Female lawyers are always on trial in more ways than one. We have to play by different rules.”
― Lisa Wingate, Before We Were Yours

“Paste them beneath the photos and make me wanted posters. I want every law enforcement and customs officer on the island to have a copy within the hour. Put COP KILLERS on the top in big bold letters.”
― Tim Tigner, Flash