“Sure. If she gets mugged, she can just flute them to death.” — Seanan McGuire Death Copy Share Image
Like all children, I spent a lot of time looking for idols. — Seanan McGuire Children Copy Share Image
“We can’t save them if they don’t want to be saved. It doesn’t work that way.” — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Even the fucked-up, crazy people leave everything different when they go away.” — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club.” — Seanan McGuire Redundancy Copy Share Image
“Their love wanted to fix her, and refused to see that she wasn’t broken.” — Seanan McGuire Love Copy Share Image
“I have never wanted to punch a highway in the face as badly as I do right now.” — Seanan McGuire Funny Copy Share Image
“There is kindness in the world, if we know how to look for it. If we never start denying it the door.” — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Every choice feeds every choice that comes after, whether we want those choices or no.” — Seanan McGuire Choice Copy Share Image
“The world is full of stories, and no matter how much time we spend in it—alive or dead—there’s never time to learn… — Seanan McGuire Stories Copy Share Image
“Sometimes doing the right thing is the hardest thing in the entire world. Sometimes it costs you everything you have.' —Enid Healy” — Seanan McGuire Doing right Copy Share Image
“Who knows what’s going to go wrong next? The Luidaeg, probably. But she’s not telling.” — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“You are not a cake, you are a human being, and I can see your vagina,' snapped Nadya. The stranger shrugged. 'It's… — Seanan McGuire Stranger Copy Share Image
“Sometimes that’s all you can do. Just keep getting through until you don’t have to do it anymore, however much time that… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“I’ve had rest enough to last a lifetime, and only a lifetime for the rest of what’s to be done,” — Seanan McGuire Lifetime Copy Share Image
“The Moors were beautiful in their own way, and if their beauty was the quiet sort that required time and introspection to… — Seanan McGuire Beauty Copy Share Image
“Did I ever tell you what came between your mother's heart and mine?" "I don't think this is the time--" "Your friend… — Seanan McGuire Friendship Copy Share Image
“I turned, hiking my coat up around my chin. Anyone who looked closely would be able to see that something wasn't right,… — Seanan McGuire Alleyways Copy Share Image
“Telepaths have ethics?" Dominic's eyes narrowed, tone and posture united to convey disbelief. "My mother and I do," said Sarah, letting her… — Seanan McGuire Philosophy Copy Share Image
'Seanan McGuire' is my real name; if I'm being silly and third-person about it, she's a frequently cranky, foul-mouthed Disney Princess on… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Promises bind our kind as surely as iron chains or ropes of human hair. The fae never swear by anything we don't… — Seanan McGuire Fae Copy Share Image
“This thing wants to spread, Henry. It wants to get bad enough—” “—to attract a Prince,” I finished grimly. “Some opportunistic son… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“You can live your life in "should" and never change anything. What's done is done. We buried our dead. I went home.… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“What, you thought that one story was somehow more real than all the others, just because it’s the one that has the… — Seanan McGuire Narratives Copy Share Image
“Momma’s going to commit a murder today,” she said conversationally, tucking her bundled clothing up under her arm as she started for… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“But you're so easy to sneak up on." He crossed his arms, leaning back against the wall. "You should be honored that… — Seanan McGuire Bully Copy Share Image
“After months - after years - of chaos and life-threatening situations and people stabbing me for no good reason, we'd somehow managed… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“But believe me, Henry. You’re not the first Snow White I’ve seen, and you probably won’t be the last. You’ll do what… — Seanan McGuire Bearing fruit Copy Share Image
“I wouldn’t,” said the Luidaeg. “Love is love. It’s rarer in Faerie than it used to be—rarer than it should be, if… — Seanan McGuire Faerie Copy Share Image
“I went off to play the hero myself, once. I’d do it again, if I had to.” His smile turned wistful. “I’d… — Seanan McGuire Hero Copy Share Image
“You died here," I said quietly. "October -" "I wasn't here, and the girl I'm supposed to be finding was, and you… — Seanan McGuire Banter Copy Share Image
“I'm Jack, short for Jacqueline [...] This is Jill, short for Jillian, because our parents should never have been allowed to name… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Changing clothes in a public restroom is an acquired skill, one that becomes an art when the bathroom floor hasn't been washed… — Seanan McGuire Art Copy Share Image
“Never forget that I loved you, and I did the best by you I could. You can forget everything else about me,… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“I had a great deal of respect for his straightforward nature, and for his willingness to pick people up by the throat.… — Seanan McGuire Nature Copy Share Image
“Pan is neutralized,” I said. “I repeat, Pan is neutralized. Sloane showed the kid her tits. I don’t know how we’re going… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. It's much easier to be brave when you don't believe that the monster under your… — Seanan McGuire Brave Copy Share Image
“Wasn't that the trick, though? Life was one long series of efforts to reach the golden mean, where everything was the way… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“The highest is in Las Vegas, where everything is twilight and neon and no one notices if your eyes bleed screams and… — Seanan McGuire Las vegas Copy Share Image