Luke Hunter

“Captivity is worse than death for a bird like me,” the sparrow said. “Listen. You can hear me talking. Right? That means you’re special. Like a witch! Or something. And that means you have a duty to do the right thing. Please.”
― Charlie Jane Anders, All the Birds in the Sky

“Patricia waited until Tommington had reached the top, then swung down the other side of the tree, dropping from branch to branch so fast she almost pulled her arm out, and then landed on the ground on her butt with an oof. “Hey,” Tommington said from the top of the tree, where his big eyes caught the moonlight. “Where did you go? Come back here!”
― Charlie Jane Anders, All the Birds in the Sky

“Are they wondering if Lain and I will save them by being here? Because, if so, they weren’t listening to Guyen closely enough before.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Time

“What?” Patricia looked at her knees, through the thready holes in her denim overalls, and thought her kneecaps looked like weird eggs. “What?” She looked over at the sparrow in the bucket, who was in turn studying her with one eye, as if trying to decide whether to trust her.”
― Charlie Jane Anders, All the Birds in the Sky