Martel

“Tell me, Mrs. Mayhew, have you ever dreamed of a better world?” “Who hasn’t?” “Anyone who profits by keeping the world as it is.”
― Erika Johansen, The Invasion of the Tearling

“Il n'y a d'autre enfer pour l'homme que la bêtise ou la méchanceté de ses semblables.”
― Marquis de Sade

“To make him important in one’s life requires an overactive imagination. Unfortunately, mine never knows when to quit.”
― Carrie Fisher, The Princess Diarist

“Aye. 'Tis a free country."
Monq had come to check on Elora just as she asked that question.
"Well, that kind of has to be qualified," he interjected.
"You can't come or go without a passport. You can't drive without a driver's license, registration, auto insurance and proof that your vehicle is up to code. You can't work or even get health care without a social security number. You have to pay taxes on everything including air and water. The closest distance between point A and B may involve paying a road toll. There are over three hundred thousand federal laws. You have to educate your children according to legal standards set by someone that's not you. There are laws about who can marry whom. But other than a few more such trivialities, it's a free country.”
― Victoria Danann, Vampire Hunter