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“Most people in archeology find their specialties in strange and unique ways. I always wanted to do archaeology, and then the time came for me to actually be in the field, and it was excruciatingly boring. Excavation is really, really boring.”
“I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there doesn't tend to be a lot of lighthearted, comedic stuff.”
“I'm a Reuben kinda girl, but I'll take a BLT with avocado in a red hot minute if it comes on ciabatta.”
“I do hold very strongly that tea is better in England. There's something in the milk. They must have special cows.”
“Occasionally, if I am very confident in the establishment, I'll risk an egg salad on Dutch crunch, but I must be very confident indeed.”
“My absolute favorite food of all time is alpaca.”
“Alexia figured, delightedly, that this meant he did, in fact, tend to traipse around his private apartments in the altogether. Marriage was becoming more and more of an attractive prospect.”
“Having delivered the expected daily miracle, Floote stood in his usual stance and warily watched the Templars work.”
“For you, it's gossip. For me, it's action.”
“When all else fails, dress beautifully and throw your food.”
“Oh, Major, you do so love to annoy, don't you?""It is the stuff of living, my lady.”
“Just because history says it isn't possible doesn't mean that there aren't exceptions.”
“Felicity was horrible and snide, but then Felicity had been a repulsive earwig ever since she first grew a vocabulary.”
“I love stand-up comics, particularly those who have embraced podcasting.”
“Laughter is healing and helpful and fun, and I see my role as an entertainer, and I want readers to leave my books smiling.”
“I like to spoof the original Gothic classics, so there is also good dose of comedy in the 'Parasol Protectorate' - giggling readers are good.”
“Smoke machines are the best!”
“Highland werewolves had a reputation for doing atrocious and highly unwarranted *things*, like wearing smoking jackets to the dinner table.”
“As a field archeologist, one usually has to specialize in a particular part of the world or specific culture, whereas if one is a materials specialist, one can jump around to different areas. So I've had experience on excavations all over the place.”
“I suspect it may be like the difference between a drinker and an alcoholic; the one merely reads books, the other needs books to make it through the”