Quotes of Carrie Vaughn

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“I'm a werewolf trapped in a human body.""Well, yeah, that's kind of the definition.""No, really. I'm trapped.""Oh? When was the last time you shape-shifted?""That's just it - I've never shape-shifted.""So you're 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; I'm stupid'?” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Midnight Hour
“What the hell kind of name is Kitty for a werewolf?” ― Carrie Vaughn
“Hey, Cormac. You ever have to deal with a PMSing werewolf?” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Midnight Hour
“A fucked-up family's a fucked-up family, whether or not werewolves are involved.” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty Takes a Holiday
“You're 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 didn't I feel lucky?” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty Takes a Holiday
“All you know is what you think you know, but that isn't always what's real.” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty's Big Trouble
“So, Cormac, have you ever dealt with a PMSing werewolf?'No.'Well, it's a real bitch...” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Midnight Hour
“Then I realized that most of the world's problems stemmed from macho dickheadism, and if I cold defeat that I could save the world.” ― Carrie Vaughn
“Next caller. Betty, you're on the air. What's your question ?""Hi, Kitty. I just wanted to know, are you going out with that Cormac guy from last month?"My jaw dropped. "What?""Are you going out with that Cormac guy?""We are talking about the same Cormac who tried to kill me on the air, yes? the guy who hunts werewolves for a living ?""Uh-huh.""And you want to know if I'm dating him ? Why on earth do you think that's a good idea?” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Midnight Hour
“I punched to line. "Yes? What?""Norville. It's Cormac. If you don't change the subject right now, I'm going to have to go over there and have a word with you.” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Midnight Hour
“You know, I'm sick and tired of people pointing rifles at me.” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty Takes a Holiday
“He's a bully. I love bullies. They have such big, shiny red buttons to push.” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Silver Bullet
“All right. I'll bite. Here's what I think, with the caveat that I may be wrong. I think we're here to make the world a better place than we found it. I think we don't always deserve the cards we're dealt, good or bad. But we are judged by how we play the cards we're dealt. Those of us with a bum deal that makes it harder to do good -- we just have to work a little more is all. There's no destiny. There's just muddling through without doing to much damage.” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Silver Bullet
“I grinned at him. 'Jealous?'He grinned right back. 'That's a trick question. If I say yes you'll accuse me of being paranoid and unreasonable, and if I say no you'll make some defensive crack about how I don't think you're worth getting jealous over.'This is what I got for hooking up with a lawyer.” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand
“cope or go crazy” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty's House of Horrors
“I started a new page and wrote a title at the top: "TenWays to Defeat Macho Dickheadism." Then I realized that most of the world's problems stemmed from macho dickheadism, and if I could defeat that I could save the world.” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty Takes a Holiday
“It’s only a scratch, don’t cut my arm off!” ― Carrie Vaughn, Steel
“Damn stupid vampires and their stupid sense of stupid superiority-” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty Raises Hell
“Why vampires? You write centuries-long family sagas—why not write historical epics without any hint of the supernatural?" "Well, that would be boring, wouldn't it?" "Yeah, God only knows what Tolstoy was thinking.” ― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Midnight Hour
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Carrie Vaughn

Carrie Vaughn is the author more than twenty novels and over a hundred short stories. She's best known for her New York Times bestselling series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty who hosts a talk radio advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. In…

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