Once upon a time there was a girl who discovered that if she played a certain tune on a jade flute, she could summon up jade gnomes, a peculiar, harmless, but rather creepy looking spirit of the underground. The fact… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, there was a little creature that was rather small and rather wicked and it lived all alone in the woods. The little creature lived in a little den, at the bottom of a little ravine, filled… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
“And now you will ask me about the musicians that played for the jackalope wives. Well, if you can find a place where they’ve… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
“I love boats. Boats are great. You can get all kinds of places and meet all kinds of interesting people, and you never know… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
If I do manage to come up with a scheme [to naming], however, I stick to it, which is why my cats are named… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
“Maps? There are no maps. I go by dark ways, unclean ways. If such a map existed, it would be beyond price. Nameless cults… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
“She was a good witch and a decent person, but decent people aren’t always easy to live with.” — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
It's a reality of art that the fewer lines you get, the harder it is. Cartooning is actually harder than realism. You have less… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
I don't know why people don't paint more warthogs. Warthogs are fantastic. They have the most marvelous faces, like cracked mud with tusks. And… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
Air and Water can just swirl around being swirly, and Fire is just kind of aggressive, but my gut feeling is that Earth needs… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
“So we have this eyesore on the property. No, it’s not the beagle. I can understand why you’d think that, though.” — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
“The last time Wendell's mother had caught them playing cowboys and Indians, she'd read them a twenty-minute lecture on the history of Native American… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
“The world was hard and fierce, but it also contained tomato sandwiches, and if that didn’t make it a world worth living in, your… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
Once upon a time there was a girl who discovered that if she played a certain tune on a jade flute, she could summon… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
I really wish there had been a way to phrase this as 'A thunder of worms.' Because I like that phrase. That's a phrase… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
The minute I sit down and think 'Okay, this must be KID SAFE!' my Muse develops Tourrette's and goes to lunch with Clive Barker,… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
“I suppose we should contact the local authorities?” said Wilbur. “I’m a princess,” said Harriet. “We’re in the hamster kingdom. I kinda am the… — Ursula Vernon Copy Share Image
![“If I do manage to come up with a scheme [to naming], however, I stick to it, which is why my cats are named after gods-Loki and Athena, who are, respectively, absolutely straightforward and affectionate, and dumber than dirt. I learned my lesson. I will name my next cat 'Satan' or 'Marduk' or…” quote by Ursula Vernon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/85d/ursula-vernon-21101_affectionate_if-i-do-manage-to-come-up-with-a-scheme_100482.jpg)
