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‘Statistically, soaring is never safe,’ said Finder. ‘Any number of malfunctions could occur to the rig, causing us to fall out of the winds. Steering errors from you could do the same. And then there are the horrors.’

— Space Dragons by Veo Corva (Space Dragons, #1) (Page 54)

I tighten my arm around him. I get my wing around him, too. I like having four arms to hold him.

— Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell (Page 134)

She gave him a haughty look. “I'm sorry, have we met? I'm exactly foolish enough to try to reverse engineer stolen magic and put it to a purpose for which it was never intended. [...]”

— The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall (Page 234)

I blinked. “She was flagrantly a monster.” “Aren't we all, Mr. Wyndham? Aren't we all?”

— The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall (Page 249)

I should also mention at this juncture that the word “you” was preceded not by the phrase “I have no interest in cooperating with” but by a single word whose connotations we have already discussed at length.

— The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall (Page 114)

[Monopoly] was just so unfair. And so dreadfully, miserably long...

— The Old Goat and the Alien by Veo Corva (Page 117)

’Have you ever played Monopoly?‘ ’No?‘ ’It's this ancient human game where everyone is cruel to each other for material gain and then they all get angry at each other. I can't work out wether it's satirical or not.‘

— The Old Goat and the Alien by Veo Corva

I looked at Jenna. Her chin was down, her mouth trembling. She was a little hard to read, without mobile ears or a tail or even any feathers, but I didn't think she was comfortable. I decided to change the subject. That usually helped me when I got caught out like that.

— The Old Goat and the Alien by Veo Corva (Page 12)