Benjamin

“The term epic fantasy conjures an expectation of vast continents, kingdoms and armies, the rise and fall of nations. But there is also an epic scale to be found in a single life. In the seasons of a marriage. In seeing one’s children grow into adulthood. In passing hopes and dreams, as well as burdens and sorrows from one generation down to another.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards

“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made. —Groucho Marx”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of an Honest Man

“There was something careful about the energy here. Not calm, exactly. More … preserved in amber.”
― Jennifer Marie Thorne, Diavola

“Sometimes friends became family too. The family you chose to have when your lives cosied up against each other’s as if you’d always been there.”
― Maria Kuzniar, The Ship of Shadows