Julia

“Wow, that was salty. I kind of like it,” I say, smiling up at the disembodied voice, my hands punching into my pockets, to show off the muscles of my arms. Am I flirting with my operating system? I think I’m flirting with my operating system. That voice.”
― Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us

“Wife murder is perfectly possible - almost natural, let's say!”
― Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None

“ManMonster makes many noises, and part of my job as Companion to ManMonster is to decipher noises and discern meanings. At first I did not care to discern meanings of ManMonster noises, because why should I bother? I am creature with rich interior life; I should waste time trying to discern meanings of grunts and whines from ManMonster? But now I see that ManMonster is very unable to discern meanings of my noises, so if we are to understand each other at all, I am the one who must discern meanings, and since we live in same House, it is better for everyone if someone understands someone. So, fine. We are companions and I discern meanings.”
― Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory

“If there had been a cost for calling an ambulance, I wouldn't have done it. I couldn't have afforded it. I would have let myself die.”
― Marian Keyes, Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You