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“Oh, Captain.” Ms. Haas extended her arms, allowing a small swarm of spiders to drag a pair of long gloves up her arms. “What is the point of doing battle against dark forces if you can’t look your best while you’re doing it?”
― Alexis Hall, The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

“Ms. Haas," I protested, "I do not wish to commemorate our failure with confectionery."

"Failure? I never fail. I just sometimes lack the impetus to pursue success as rigorously as I might.”
― Alexis Hall, The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

“My companion made a noise that, in an aerated environment, would probably have come out as a weary sigh. 'Honestly, I remember a time when being violated by a monstrosity from the abysmal darkness was something you really had to work at. Young people today have no idea, do they?' She paused. 'That is to say, young people twenty years from the time we've just departed will have no idea, will they?'
    'Tell me about it,' Miss Reef flicked her tail disdainfully.”
― Alexis Hall, The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

“I’m more about giving the reader an immersive, enjoyable experience than being 100% technically correct. So Mardok has a bit of his own slang tossed in (keffing!) and a lot of our own idioms in there simply because it makes the book flow. Some of you might be out there saying, “An advanced culture wouldn’t talk like this, Ruby!” And I know this! But I thought it would ‘keep you in the story’ more than a phrase like “Mardok picked up his zabiji and gave the kislani a toss. Bazet milani, he hated when the zippi doo dat had a yippie-ki-yay stuck into it.”
― Ruby Dixon, Barbarian's Choice