"He started to touch the mechanism under the keyboard, then pulled his hand back with a snap."Ah," he said. "Must deactivate the security....Turn around, please.""What?""Turn around, Claire. It's a secure password!""You have GOT to be kidding.""Why ever would I joke about that? Please turn."

— Rachel Caine, Ghost Town 🌹

"The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: those with brains, but no religion, and those with religion, but no brains."

— Al-Ma?arri 🌹

"The lampshade on my head is for my bright ideas. I won't be able to convey them until Monday, when my curtain gets out of the dry cleaners."

— Bauvard, Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic 🌹

"If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork."

— Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero 🌹

"Felix believed that the answer to every problem involved penguins; but it wasn't fair to birds, and I was getting tired of teleporting them back home. Somewhere in Antarctica, a whole flock of Magellanic penguins were undergoing psychotherapy."

— Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire 🌹

"Bitten? You mean you're a-""A werewolf," said the girl. "Like everyone else here. Except you, and the asshole. And the asshole's sister."

— Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes 🌹

"I swear that woman had a previous career as a death-hunter selling tragic ballads down around the Seven Dials," said Will. "And I do wish she wouldn't sing about poisoning just after we've eaten."

— Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince 🌹

"Men are all the same, they think that because they came out of the belly of a woman they know all there is to know about women."

— Jos Saramago 🌹