Cecilia Bartels

“Can I ask a question, sir?" said Maurice, as Death turned to go.
You May Not Get An Answer.
"I suppose there isn't a Big Cat in the Sky, is there?"
I'm Surprised At You, Maurice. Of Course There Are No Cat Gods. That Would Be Too Much Like...Work.
Maurice nodded. One good thing about being a cat, apart from the extra lives, was that the theology was a lot simpler.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

“Because some stories end, but old stories go on, and you gotta dance to the music if you want to stay ahead”
― Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

“There's no subtext, no social commentary," Malicia went on, still twiddling. "The most interesting thing that happens at all is when Doris the Duck loses a shoe - a *duck* losing a *shoe*, right? - and it turns up under the bed after they've spent the entire story looking for it. Do you call that narrative tension? Because I don't. If people are going to make up stupid stories about animals pretending to be human, at least there could be a bit of interesting violence-”
― Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

“No Mourners.
No Funerals.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows