“But he sent her Good-by,
And said to be good,
And wear her red hood,
And look for skunk tracks
In the snow with an ax —
And do everything!”

“Canadians are fond of a good disaster, especially if it has ice, water, or snow in it. You thought the national flag was about a leaf, didn't you? Look harder. It's where someone got axed in the snow.”

Margaret Atwood (1939) Canadian writer

“Good men don't become legends," he said quietly.
"Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway.”

Brandon Sanderson (1975) American fantasy writer

“All the action adventure girls have red hair," he said. "Whenever it is an independent girl, not a sidekick person, when she has her own mind or does as good as the guys, she has red hair.”

Marion Roach (1956) American writer

“She is nether fish nor flesh, nor good red herring.”

John Heywood (1497–1580) English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of proverbs

“3523. Neither Fish, nor Flesh, nor good red Herring.”

Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual

“You do have the idea of being ‘just good friends?’”
He gave her a sideways look. “For so high and honorable an estate,” Roshaun said, “ ‘just’ seems a poor modifier to choose.”

Diane Duane Wizards at War

“One of Renee's friends asked her, "Does your boyfriend wear glasses?" She said, "No, he wears a Walkman.”

Rob Sheffield (1966) American music journalist

“Fear you?" she said without thinking. "Good God, I would never do that."

Easing her head back, Westcliff looked at her while a slow smile spread across his face. "No, you wouldn't," he agreed. "You'd spit in the devil's eye if it suited you.”

Lisa Kleypas (1964) American writer

“Sun is bad for you. Everything our parents said was good is bad. Sun, milk, red meat… college”

Woody Allen (1935) American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician