Patrick D.

“As he grew weaker, he stumbled around the room, bumping into tables, tripping over chairs, knocking over chemical bottles, and making one big mess.”
― Gene Steinberg, Attack of the Rockoids

“All stories are true,” Skarpi said. “But this one really happened, if that’s what you mean.” He took another slow drink, then smiled again, his bright eyes dancing. “More or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“I do not know what you were like as a wood-nymph, madam, but you are a magnificent tree.”
― Neil Gaiman, Stardust

“They were seemingly immersed in a sea of airborne traffic, consisting of rows and rows of speeding hovercars and even a few flying motorcycles called (as he later learned) hovercycles.”
― Gene Steinberg, Attack of the Rockoids