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“See you in the story past the story.”
― Travis Baldree, Bookshops & Bonedust

“What was a home but somewhere you wouldn’t have to feel quite so alone?”
― Julie Leong, The Teller of Small Fortunes

“I've got you, honeybee. I won't let you fall.”
― Jamie Dalton, Bound by Honey

“The stranger, crouching down beside Nico, turned to him with a huge grin on his face. “You know what I said to myself this morning?â€� he said, somehow managing it both softly but quite friendly. “I said to myself, 'Self, what this afternoon really needs is a good old-fashioned shoot-out in the middle of the street.' What is this, the Wild, Wild West? Ridiculous.”
― Karryn Nagel

“As Brant listened intently to Nico share about his transition, his mind was crowded with questions and curiosities about the process of transforming from a girl to a boy â€� to a man, he corrected himself silently. He wasn’t sure what was okay to ask, and he didn’t want to offend his new friend. He considered where his questions were coming from, and found that they were mostly about wanting details that felt VERY private to ask a relative stranger. He filed most of his questions under “none of his businessâ€� and landed on the most important one of all, the one that had to be answered.”
― Karryn Nagel, Guarding Gus

“Remi sighed dramatically, clearly for effect. “Everyone expects me to be such a brooding and bloodthirsty killer. I VANT to DWAIN your BLOOD, and all that nonsense. I mean, I drink as needed, but,â€� he shrugged noncommittally, “I'm not tortured. What I truly crave at my age is new experiences. I can help in many ways, câ€� va, and it seems like you could use an extra hand.â€� He waved his hands in the air, jazz hands fluttering.”
― Karryn Nagel, Guarding Gus

“You said I was your son... You said the forest made me for you. You said I was special because I was yours and the forest made me for you. But I'm not...”
― Emily McCosh, Under the Earth, Over the Sky

“Do you truly believe I would break my magic for anyone who is not the most precious child in all these lands or the next?”
― Emily McCosh, Under the Earth, Over the Sky

“Everyone acts like the happily-ever-after is a given. They don’t understand that those endings have to be earned. And it is hard.â€� Her eyes clouded with tears. “It is very, very hard and very lonely work to get from the beginning of the story to the end.”
― Amy Trent, Clever, Cursed, & Storied

“In every shadow lies a secret, and in every heart, a spark of magic waiting to ignite.”
― Kim Bock

“Life was complicated enough without word getting around town that she and her friends were forming some kind of midlife coven.”
― Red Tash, Miss Fitz Discovers Midlife Magic

“Okay, maybe you two were witchy, but me...I feel like the Sanderson Sister who comes flying in on the vacuum instead of a broom.”
― Red Tash, Miss Fitz Discovers Midlife Magic

“It had been decided that the apocalypse would begin on Christmas Day. There had been some haggling over the specific time, but in the end, they had decided it had to come late enough that everyone would get to open their presents, but before they realized that the batteries were missing.”
― Alex Karne, Soul Guardian: A Hellishly Cozy Fantasy

“Matter exists in five distinct states: solid, liquid, gas, plasma, and paperback. Gasses expand to fill all available space, and books are no different. Once they reach critical mass, they explode outward into every nook and crevice of a dwelling.”
― Alex Karne, Soul Guardian: A Hellishly Cozy Fantasy

“There were many tales of souls challenging death to games (usually hide and seek, though chess was also popular) in a futile attempt to extend their lives. But Murphy had something different in mind.

Fueled by a potent mix of rage and infernal magic, Murphy kicked what remained of his powertrain into four-wheel drive. Let’s see how he likes Tug of War, Murphy thought as he revved his engine and took off into the night.”
― Alex Karne, Soul Guardian: A Hellishly Cozy Fantasy

“Ever since that little girl paid him a visit, the books had been restless, even going so far as to venture from the back stacks on their own and create displays of “staff favoritesâ€� in an attempt to leave.

“Nobody’s favorite book is a thesaurus!� Granny argued with a thick leather-backed tome as he tried to wrestle it back to the shelf where it belonged. “Especially an out of date dinosaur like you!�

But the book wouldn’t budge. It knew in its heart that someone somewhere was looking for another word for “amazing,â€� and it would be the one to help them. And that the experience would be awesome, incredible, and wonderful.”
― Alex Karne, Soul Guardian: A Hellishly Cozy Fantasy

“The dust bunny warrior emerged from the vacuum cleaner bag like a butterfly from a cocoon. It surveyed the appliance store, noticing the weapons of the broom wielders all around him. Hoover, Kirby, Dirt Devil, all familiar names to a warrior. Many of its tribe had fallen to war machines such as these.

The dust bunny felt the static of hatred deep in its fluff. Somehow through fate or good fortune it had managed to enter the armory of the broom wielders undetected. Such an opportunity could not be wasted.

It picked up the lighter Yavik had so carelessly left behind. The dust bunny was pleased. This was its chance to strike a blow that would turn the tide of the war!”
― Alex Karne, Soul Guardian: A Hellishly Cozy Fantasy

“You can’t be the head of the Disciplinary Committee and Disciplinary Oversight Commission!â€� Lucy protested. “That’s unethical!â€�

“I can assure you, it’s not,� Bael-Sharoth, head of the Ethics Committee replied. “We investigated them both, and found no wrongdoing.�

“That’s insane!� Lucy shouted.

“No, it’s not,â€� Bael-Sharoth, head of the Pedantry Department, corrected her. “That’s just large-scale organizational politics.”
― Alex Karne, Soul Guardian: A Hellishly Cozy Fantasy