Shawn

“It’s starting to seem that way,” Fergus said. “I don’t think the universe and I have the same sense of humor.”
― Suzanne Palmer, Driving the Deep

“The fat man who’d volunteered the glass looked as if he sold things; he had the unpleasant complexion of someone who’d hit too many bottles but missed too many meals.”
― Terry Pratchett, Maskerade

“There’s a certain type of manager who is known by his call of “My door is always open” and it is probably a good idea to beat yourself to death with your own CV rather than work for him. In Ridcully’s case, however, he meant, “My door is always open because then, when I’m bored, I can fire my crossbow right across the hall and into the target just above the Bursar’s desk.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent

“He took a deep settling breath then said, “What man, having mastered himself, should fear any king?”
― Jay Posey, Every Sky a Grave