Nettle & Bone

by T. Kingfisher

peasants and princesses all shit the same

It was hard to be frightened of the unknown when the unknown kept chickens.

I don’t like travel and I don’t like going places and I’m going to have to find someone to watch the chickens.

“Might turn out that our fate is sealed inside a jar and we need someone to loosen the lid.”

People who won’t shut up in life rarely shut up in death.”

“And he’s quite a gentleman, too.” “He’s wanted for murder in his home country.”

“It was nothing.” “It squashed you!” “Fine, it was something.”