Andrea

“Nevertheless . . was a word, certainly, but much more than a word, it was a concept. "Nevertheless" was what you said when you were not going to budge, whether expressing an opinion or an intention. It was a statement, not a question, and the only word in the English language to which it was pointless to respond. If you wanted to end a conversation or an argument "nevertheless" was your word.”
― Brunonia Barry, The Map of True Places

“The one certainty in tiger tracks is: follow them long enough and you will eventually arrive at a tiger, unless the tiger arrives at you first.”
― John Vaillant, The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

“You must form your own fashions in a way which demonstrates that you flout the standards from knowledge, not from ignorance. . . But I may flout the standards? . . . Of course. What do you think standards are for?”
― Caroline Stevermer, A College of Magics

“Ballet aficionados are just sports fans in formal wear.”
― S. L. Price, Far Afield: A Sportswriting Odyssey