“ I knew myself for the first time in a week, standing on earth instead of polished marble. Naomi Novik
“ You’ve been inexpressibly lucky, he said finally. And inexpressibly mad, although in your case the two seem to be the same thing Naomi Novik
“ I don't want more sense! I said loudly, beating against the silence of the room. Not if sense means I'll stop loving anyone. What is there besides people that's worth holding on to? Naomi Novik
“ The jurors appear vaguely stranded and at loose ends, uprooted from their routines and livelihoods. Walter Kirn