David

“She decided not to risk it. Words could always be said, but could rarely be unsaid.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Sorceress Comes to Call

“If we ran then we would have to admit there was something to run from. If we ran, then the small child that lives in every soldier's heart knew that the monsters could get us.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

“I'd like to yell," said Imogene, "but this hardly seems like the time, does it?" She grimaced. "Willard, can you take the scissors? My hand is getting a cramp."

"Certainly, Lady Strauss."

"And promise you'll kill her. No gallantry, now."

"Madam." He frowned at her. "I am a butler. Do you truly believe that I do not know how to dispatch a houseguest if required?”
― T. Kingfisher, A Sorceress Comes to Call

“I could hop into an ER carrying my severed leg and squirting blood from the stump and the doctor would congratulate me on having dropped all that leg weight and tell me to keep up the good work.”
― T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones