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01Undated

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 / quote

02Undated

All you know is what you think you know, but that isn't always what's real.

Carrie Vaughn / quote

03Undated

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 / quote

04Undated

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 / quote

05Undated

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.

Carrie Vaughn / quote

06Undated

You know why horror-movie characters always get killed? Because they've never seen horror movies. They don't 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.

Carrie Vaughn / quote

07Undated

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

Carrie Vaughn / quote

08Undated

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

Carrie Vaughn / quote

09Undated

Humans - a renewable resource.

Carrie Vaughn / quote

10Undated

I'll 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 it's part of becoming an adult. Everyone goes through it. You, on the other hand--your parents really are heroes, at least to everyone else. It's a bit remarkable, really. You never went through that disappointment of finding out your parents are just people.

Carrie Vaughn / quote

11Undated

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.

Carrie Vaughn / quote

12Undated

It's normal to dream about anything at all. It's not normal to dream someone else's dreams." -Arthur Mentis

Carrie Vaughn / quote

13Undated

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

Carrie Vaughn / quote

14Undated

Robin McKinley's 'The Blue Sword' was a defining book of my teen years, and I'd love to have more books like that in the world.

Carrie Vaughn / quote