“ For a brazen Libertine, an adulterer, a sodomite, an atheist, a fornicator, rakehell, heretic, godless playmaker and debaucher of innocents, you’re a sorry state of affairs. Elizabeth Bear
“ Whichever group is in ascension at a given moment is, historically speaking, both unlikely to acknowledge the existence of abuses or bias, and also to justify the bias on any grounds they can - social… Elizabeth Bear
“ Angelo," he said, and felt the bed rock as Angelo shuddered, caught halfway between REM atonia - the inhibition of movement caused by the shutdown of monoamines in the brain - and waking. Elizabeth Bear
“ The Devil can quote scripture, after all. And monsters can say "please" and "thank you" same as any mother's son. Elizabeth Bear
“ She was alive. She was alive, and she had found her power — or it had found her.Tomorrow’s problems she’d take care of tomorrow. Elizabeth Bear
“ Some would say a whore don't have no expectation of Heaven. I'd say, if she gives value for cash, she's got a better shot at God's blessing than your average banker. Jesus loved Mary Magdalene. He kic… Elizabeth Bear
“ What was a book? Not just ink and fiber and stitchery: a series of processes. To a wizard, it was not a static object--but a human thought caught and bound, made concrete through sacred technology. Ma… Elizabeth Bear
“ You know," he said, "every time a vampire says he doesn't believe in lycanthropes, a werewolf bursts into flames. Elizabeth Bear
“ She said, "You're a warrior. So how do you kill without rage?""In compassion. Because of necessity." Hrahima set the empty water bowl back in Samarkar's hands. "The same way you carry water. Elizabeth Bear
