Tango

“The telemarketers who called her up now seemed either desperate or resigned to the point of a mindless drone, until Judith, who had time on her hands and ice in her heart, engaged them in dark conversations that always got her removed from their lists.”
― Paul Cornell, Witches of Lychford

“Love at first sight is a myth, but thundering sexual attraction at first sight is hard science.”
― Daryl Gregory, Afterparty

“That,’ Peregrine said, ‘is civilisation. Not all who were rewarded deserved to be; not all who should have been were.”
― Alastair Reynolds, Revenger

“Respect for women is essential,” Jack tells him. “Women’s rights and economic development within a country are highly correlated. Treating women properly is not just a moral position—which it is—or an American value—which it is. It’s a strategic imperative, and you will always, always lead by example in this regard.”
― Gregg Hurwitz, Orphan X