Christopher

“never let it be said that Augustus Berrycloth-Young shirked his duty as a keeper of the secret flame. Not that I have the faintest idea where the secret flame might possibly be, although I assume that’s because it is a secret.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, The Masquerades of Spring

“Exurge domine et judica causum tuam,’ said Nightingale. ‘“Arise, O God, judge thy own cause.”’ ‘Psalm 73,’ said Postmartin. ‘The motto of the Spanish Inquisition.’ ‘Well, fuck me,’ said Seawoll. ‘I wasn’t expecting them.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons

“Our backup plan is everyone does this right the first time so we don’t need a backup plan.”
― James S.A. Corey, Persepolis Rising

“Love-charms were easily manufactured anyway: you just wrapped a piece of paper bearing the words “I love you” around ten or twelve gold pieces, and there you were. In an emergency you could dispense with the paper.”
― Barbara Hambly, A Night With the Girls