Quotes by Carrie Vaughn

Im a werewolf trapped in a human body.Well, yeah, thats kind of the definition.No, really. Im trapped.Oh? When was the last time you shape-shifted?Thats just it - Ive never shape-shifted.So youre not really a werewolf.Not yet. But I was meant to be one, I just know it. How do I get a werewolf to attack me?Stand in the middle of a forest under a full moon with a raw steak tied to your face, holding a sign that says, Eat me; Im stupid?

All you know is what you think you know, but that isnt always whats real.

Then I realized that most of the worlds problems stemmed from macho dickheadism, and if I cold defeat that I could save the world.

Youre lucky to have a friend who will kill for you.So. I once had a friend who died for me, and now one who killed for me. Why didnt I feel lucky?

Now, what does a vampire do with a computer? Keep track of investments? Send e-mail to other vampires as you all plot to take over the world?” “I spend a lot of time on Wikipedia making corrections to the entries of historical figures I’ve known.” I blinked at him. “Really?” “No, Kitty. That was a joke.

You know why horror-movie characters always get killed? Because theyve never seen horror movies. They dont know how it works. Right? But we do. So no one go into the basement alone. No one go screaming off into the woods alone. No one has any sex.

A fucked-up familys a fucked-up family, whether or not werewolves are involved.

It’s only a scratch, don’t cut my arm off!

Humans - a renewable resource.

Ill tell you something, Arthur said. Until a certain age, everyone thinks their parents are heroes. Then they grow up a little, start to understand a little more of the world, and they realize their parents are just people. It destroys them, just a little bit. But its part of becoming an adult. Everyone goes through it. You, on the other hand--your parents really are heroes, at least to everyone else. Its a bit remarkable, really. You never went through that disappointment of finding out your parents are just people.

The supernatural world was like an onion. You peel back the layers, only to find more layers, on and on, hopelessly trying to reach the mysterious core. Then you start crying.

Its normal to dream about anything at all. Its not normal to dream someone elses dreams. -Arthur Mentis

1980s: not a time period but a state of mind.

Robin McKinleys The Blue Sword was a defining book of my teen years, and Id love to have more books like that in the world.

“All you know is what you think you know, but that isnt always whats real.”

“Then I realized that most of the worlds problems stemmed from macho dickheadism, and if I cold defeat that I could save the world.”