#OpeningSentence

I’d thought the jungles of the eastern Empire to be oppressively hot, but as I sat in the prow of the little canal boat and felt the sweat slip down my brow, I decided the north was, without question, far worse.

— A Drop of Corruption de Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan, #2)

Abe Kalotay died in his front yard in late February, beneath a sky so pale it seemed infected.

— Ink Blood Sister Scribe de Emma Törzs

Why do you feed the cats, othala?

— The Tomb of Dragons de Sarah Monette, Katherine Addison

Perhaps he’ll die this time.

— The Ministry of Time de Kaliane Bradley

I want to feel everything, the light, the noise, the dark, even the cold and fear.

— Dual Memory de Sue Burke

We call them Bunnies because that is what they call each other.

— Bunny (A Novel) de Mona Awad

The other day, we’re standing in the repository; it’s evening already, nothing left to do but dump the lab suits, then I can head down to the Borscht for my daily dose of booze.

— Roadside Picnic de Boris Strugatsky, Борис Натанович Стругацкий, Arkady Strugatsky, et 1 autre

The trick is remembering that it’s all a game.

— Atlas Alone de Emma Newman

The protesters outside are getting louder.

— Ghost Station de S. A. Barnes

He didn't like beating people.

— Velvet Was the Night de Silvia Moreno-Garcia

I am not on this beach.

— Before Mars de Emma Newman (Planetfall, #3)

Every time I come down here I think about my mother.

— Planetfall de Emma Newman

I hadn’t seen Juan in years, not since I left the commune.

— These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart de Izzy Wasserstein

Light. The light of that murdered sun still burns me.

— Empire of Silence de Christopher Ruocchio (The Sun Eater, #1)

They call me Mr. Scales because I’m a snake.

— Those Beyond the Wall de Micaiah Johnson (The Space Between Worlds, #2)