“Always be polite to possible murderers: that was the twenty-four-hour-shopping philosophy.” — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“Never argue with the surreal; there's no winning against irrationality.” — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“Curiosity may have killed the cat, but paranoia was what tied it up in a sack and buried it in wet concrete.” — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“Paranoia seems more reasonable when you've got twelve stitches in your side.” — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“There was almost a flicker of humanity in the man. The kind of human who pulled wings off flies as a kid,… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“Whoever had said in the guidebooks that the bum bag was a sensible device against theft had lied; no single item of… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“But it's not healthy!” replied the Hag. “A mortal and a god sharing the same flesh?” “You know, this isn't why we're… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“Men don't ask other men if they're getting home OK, they just assume that beneath the frail, weak exterior lurks a muscle-building… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“The whole calamity would be in one of those police reports that D. B. Sinclair and his "concerned citizens" filed carefully under… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“I was the apprentice of Robert James Bakker. I'm sure you've heard of him. I am a sorcerer. I was there when… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“The armored men counted to three, then burst inside the flat, shouting impressive things like "clear!" or "go go go!" as they… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“When last I checked, you were a sorcerer, not a Jedi." "You've seen Star Wars?" "Seen it and denounced it." "You've denounced… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“I looked at Judith. "This sounds strange, but I don't suppose you saw three mad women with a cauldron of boiling tea… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“The majority of the employees here are civilians," explained my Alderman guide/protector/companion/would-be-executioner as we strode without a word to the security guards… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“Paranoia seems more reasonable when you've got twelve stitches in your side.” — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“So...I suggest you try and get control over your more unusual nature, see if you can't coax those claws away, and I'll try very,… — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“Are you aware, Mr Mayor, then when casually scrying the streets of London, you stand out like a giraffe on roller skates, yes?” — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“We...find it hard to conceive of...of a consciousness whose power, intellect and capacity can be both infinite and capable of caring," we replied. "We… — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“We were beginning to understand why, in pre-anaesthetic days, the Bible had stipulated that suicide was a sin. Anything other than the prospect of… — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“I looked at Judith. "This sounds strange, but I don't suppose you saw three mad women with a cauldron of boiling tea pass by… — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“You know, yeah, it seems to me like there are two kinds of chosen one. There's the kinda who gets chosen for a thing… — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“It's the new me," I explained, waving my hands jazz-style in greeting. "Matthew Swift, Midnight fucking Mayor - I've got multicoloured highlighters and everything.” — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“The word spread. It began with the techno-literates: young summoners who couldn’t quite get their containment circles right and who had fallen back on… — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“Londoners have intense loyalties to the areas from which they come. Those born in Croydon will argue that theirs is a borough with access… — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“You want to know a secret?" "Always." "My real name is Dave." "I see." "This doesn't seem to amuse you." "I met Jeremy the… — Kate Griffin Copy Share
“We be light, we be life, we be fire! We sing electric flame, we rumble underground wind, we dance heaven! Come be we and… — Kate Griffin Copy Share
