It's hard to pick a quote-worthy bit from A Bright and Bitter Flame without just dumping the whole thing, but the latest chapter is always worth it.
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
Quote:“Then think of it as a favor you’re doing her, then. Does a nice--
lady like that deserve a daughter who can’t go three days without
causing an international incident and is on on the WWF’s most-wanted
list?”
Jan stared at her. “What’d you do to the World Wrestling Federation? Do I want to know? I probably don’t want to know.”
“The World Wildlife Fund,” Lucy corrected flatly.
“Oh.” Jan frowned. “What did you do to the World Wildlife Fund? Aside from hit a bunch of migratory waterfowl with a stick.”
“Allegedly hit a bunch of migratory waterfowl with a stick.”
Lucy sighed. “Did you know that yeti are technically classed as wildlife
in spite of having a complicated social structure, a language, and a
tax code?”
Jan’s lip twitched. “Okay, let’s go find some school photos of you.”
“See? I knew you’d see it my way.”
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.