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“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence,”
― Tana French, In the Woods

“Ant shrugged. “What’s better than work?” He paused. “What’s worse than work?”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“Psychological Theory of Folklore and Mythology.”
― Andrea Bartz, The Herd

“Fates again, the three of them, sisters who carried torches, whips, and cups of venom to punish wrongdoers on Earth.”
― Andrea Bartz, The Herd

“The Communications Decency Act of 1996 says they can’t be held liable for defamation made by third parties. They’re considered a vector for other people’s free speech, technically, so they’re in the clear.”
― Jean Hanff Korelitz, The Plot

“jimjams,”
― Fiona Barton, Local Gone Missing

“Tŷ bach,”
― Clare Mackintosh, The Last Party

“I was past sense.”
― Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods

“it was easier to believe she was lying than that lightning loves a scarred tree.”
― Rebecca Makkai, I Have Some Questions For You

“A scent can bypass logic, can circumvent time.”
― Amanda Peters, The Berry Pickers

“Nostalgia is your enemy,”
― Margaret Atwood, Cut and Thirst

“This is my discovery,” Janice said. “It doesn’t matter who found the pieces. I work night and day for that institution, and for what? Pennies! Hundred-hour work-weeks, no recognition, no funding. My dreams have been trampled! I can’t even get a new printer, goddamnit! I deserve better, and you’re not taking this opportunity from me.” She began wrapping Clara’s horn in blood-red velvet.”
― Jillian Forsberg, The Rhino Keeper

“Inveigling”
― Chelsea Ichaso, The Summer She Went Missing: A Page Turning Beach Read

“To collect is to care more than most. But it is also to hoard. To take things out of the world and make them only yours.”
― Alison Espach, The Wedding People

“Doorbell cameras are the mammograms of wildlife biology.”
― Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

“compensatory reproduction.”
― Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

“Gossip is a powerful tool the marginalized can wield against the establishment.”
― Layne Fargo, The Favorites

“And everyone was selecting their leaders not by their ability to lead, but by where they stood on this single issue. It was beyond madness!”
― Neal Shusterman, Unwind

“I see you found the tea. It’s peppermint, borage, and lavender, in case you were trying to guess. Shamud said it would help your cold.”
― Jean M. Auel, The Valley of Horses