Quotes from Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

Carrie Vaughn ·  282 pages

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“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, quote from Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand


“It doesn’t bother you that your canine brethren are being paraded around show rings like slaves?”
“My canine brethren?” I said. “I don’thave any canine brethren.”
“How can you say that! You’re a werewolf.”
“That’s right. I’m a werewolf, not a poodle. What makes you think I have any kinship with dogs?”
― Carrie Vaughn, quote from Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand


“So I’d been called the Barbara Walters of weird shit.There’s weird shit and then there’s weird shit.”
― Carrie Vaughn, quote from Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand


“So is he cute? Good-looking, I mean? Because I can’t really tell with guys, and it looked like you two might have hit it off.” 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 was what I got for hooking up with a lawyer.”
― Carrie Vaughn, quote from Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand


“You only get married the first time once.” There was the philosophy of a generation wrapped up in a tidy little sentence”
― Carrie Vaughn, quote from Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand



“A werewolf isn't supposed to have parents." Brenda said, grumbling. "They're not supposed to have mothers. How am I supposed to shoot you now, knowing it'll upset that really nice woman?”
― Carrie Vaughn, quote from Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand


About the author

Carrie Vaughn
Born place: in Sacramento, California, The United States
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