No matter what kind of promises a man who’s looking for power makes, he’s not going to turn out to be any different from the one he replaces. - Mike Resnick

The doctors told told me there would be some pain involved. Hah! When a surgeon suggest that you might feel a bit of mild discomfort, you can bet your bottom dollar you’re about to undergo the agony of the damned.

I was so average, Tojo. Even after I stopped being fat I was just an average girl with average parents and average grades and average friends. I was always afraid I was going to have an average husband and sleep with him 3.4 times a week and have 2.2 children.

For the longest time I thought my future would be in ornithology and taxidermy, but eventually I found men more interesting than animals." Suddenly he grinned. "Or at least, more in need of leadership."
"Well, we've come to the right place," replied Boyes. "I think the Congo is probably more in need of leadership than most places.