The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut Universe #3)

by Mary Robinette Kowal

On the other hand, lightning also wasn’t supposed to strike twice and my mother had been struck by lightning three times. Of course, she also golfed and was stubborn about coming inside.

“Ballet accident.” I actually had kicked myself in the face once, but that was decades ago.

“With nothing but pure dark bitterness, like my soul.” That got a laugh from Boone at least. “I take mine with three sugars, so I’m not sure what that says about the state of my soul.” “Either you’re sweet, or you’re compensating for a bitterness as deep as mine. I’ll let you decide which.”

Recognizing a cycle and being able to stop said cycle are not the same thing.

I could have killed him with my fountain pen. He only lived because I didn’t have one on the Moon.

I blame the length on Brandon Sanderson.