“A lot of what we're doing here deals with perception rather than truth. Many would argue that reality depends more on the former than the latter.”
― Carrie Vaughn, quote from Kitty's House of Horrors
“People always sounded worried when I called them. Maybe because I only ever called a lot of them when I was in trouble and needed help. I needed to set up more lunch dates or have more parties, to cure people of the idea that a call from me automatically equaled danger. Then again, that was probably a lost cause.”
― Carrie Vaughn, quote from Kitty's House of Horrors
“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 from Kitty's House of Horrors
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“There's a monster in our wood. She'll get you if you're not good. Drag you under leaves and sticks. Punish you for all your tricks. Anest of hair and gnawed bone. You are never, ever coming... home.”
― Holly Black, quote from The Darkest Part of the Forest
“It had occurred to me to follow her through into the next room, visitors or no visitors, and bring her back for a talk. But in the end I had decided in favour of waiting where I was for her return. Sure enough, a few minutes later, Sophie had come back into the room, but something in her manner had prevented me from speaking and she had gone out again. In fact, although during the following half-hour Sophie had entered and left the room several more times, for all my resolve to make my feelings known to her, I had returned to my newspaper with a strong sense of hurt and frustration.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, quote from The Unconsoled
“That cup of tea is definately not down your alley”
― Jean Ferris, quote from Once Upon a Marigold
“I am what I am. To look for ‘reasons’ is beside the point.”
― Joan Didion, quote from Play It as It Lays
“Той ме погледна. Имаше малки черни очички. Смело се взрях в малките, черни като мъниста гледци. В тях прочетох обезпокоителен израз на гордо притежание. Гледах го, без да мигна. „Не показвай, че те е страх“ мислех си, стомахът ми се бе свил на топка от яд. Бях втренчила очи в него като в детската игра кой пръв ще отмести погледа си. Докато неотклонно се взирах в него, биенето на барабаните и звукът на тромпетите заглъхна и присъстващите се превърнаха в сив фон. Странно, но долових промяна в очите на моя бъдещ съпруг. На мястото на гордото притежание се появи изненада. Той сведе очи. Бях победила страшното чудовище. В края на краищата той се оказа плячката, а аз ловецът. Бях опитомила дивия звяр с очи. Усетих как цялото ми тяло пламна.”
― Rani Manicka, quote from The Rice Mother
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