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“I hate having emotions about reality; I’d much rather have them about Sanctuary Moon.”
― Martha Wells, All Systems Red

“Let’s take down the gold leaf,” Caldenia said. “Elegance is never ostentatious, and there is nothing more bourgeois than covering everything in gold. It screams that one has too much money and too little taste, and it infuriates peasants. A palace should convey a sense of power and grandeur. One should enter and be awestruck. I’ve found the awe tends to cut down on revolts.”
― Ilona Andrews, Sweep in Peace

“That’s what marriage was, at the core—the exclusive right to spend as much time with someone you loved as they were willing to give.”
― Ilona Andrews, Sweep of the Blade

“I don't want power. I just object to idiots having power over me.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Barrayar