“Call me a sucker for a man who had a great ass who knows how to bake a macaroni casserole and can… — Seanan McGuire Father Copy Share Image
“Everyone’s magic is different, but everyone’s magic takes something from their parents.” — Seanan McGuire Magic Copy Share Image
Most of my early work was done on typewriter. And the only way to iterate drafts was to re-type it. — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Expectations are dangerous things. They've probably killed more people than any creature or cryptid you care to name.” — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Whoever was responsible for naming the fae races should really have put more thought into making them pronounceable when drunk.” — Seanan McGuire Drunk Copy Share Image
“It's funny how people can change your life without meaning to. Even the fucked-up, crazy people leave everything different when they go… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
Indexing' is a police procedural about protecting the world from memetic incursions - which is to say, fairy tales. — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“I was getting tired of being in an endless succession of things called "the fight of a lifetime." Just once, I'd like… — Seanan McGuire Fight Copy Share Image
“You know, as stupid-ass delusions go, this one is pretty good,” said Sloane. “It’s consistent, it’s logical, and it’s fucking moronic. Gold… — Seanan McGuire Language Copy Share Image
“God, I hate Sleeping Beauties.” Why that story, out of all the possible stories, should have the sort of staying power it… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
I can go on for hours about how 'Doctor Who' is a portal fantasy writ across the stars, how the companions are… — Seanan McGuire Doctor Copy Share Image
“I am the sea witch. I am the tide you fear and the turning you can't deny. I am the sound of… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“I just wasn't anticipating Goblin assassins with crossbows pushing me into a situation where the only viable exit involved riding a mermaid's… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“As presumptive heir to one of the largest Duchies in the Kingdom of the Mists, she could have easily grown up more… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“The trouble with denying children the freedom to be themselves—with forcing them into an idea of what they should be, not allowing… — Seanan McGuire Children Copy Share Image
“When you decide it's time to up the ante on getting into deep shit, you don't mess around, do you? You're just… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Technically this is assault and Henry would tell me to verbally request that you not file a sexual harassment claim against me,”… — Seanan McGuire Harassment Copy Share Image
“He sounded so tired and so earnest. I worried my lips between my teeth before asking, "Does this have anything to do… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Here’s the first thing you need to know: all the fairy tales are true. Oh, the specific events that the Brothers Grimm… — Seanan McGuire Brothers grimm Copy Share Image
“None of this is real, my dear. Not this house, not this conversation, not those shoes you're wearing--which are several years out… — Seanan McGuire Communication Copy Share Image
If 'Buffy' the movie was the true love of my childhood, 'Buffy' the series quickly became the true love of my teenage… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Kade was possibly the most beautiful boy she'd ever seen. She wanted to spend hours sitting with him and talking about pointless… — Seanan McGuire Asexuality Copy Share Image
“See, that’s the other reason no one talks to you,” said Christopher. “You’re sort of mean, like, all the time. Even when… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Shut up and eat your donuts,” I said, and turned to Demi, who was looking at me with a blankly questioning expression.… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“If anyone was going to get themselves murdered to guarantee they would remain the center of attention, it would be him.” — Seanan McGuire Attention Copy Share Image
“You were a mermaid, weren't you? That's what Nadya said." "I still am," said Cora. "I just have my scales under my… — Seanan McGuire Mermaid Copy Share Image
“We are handed the balance of our blood and the shape of our lives and told to do something with them.” — Seanan McGuire Balance Copy Share Image
“If something happened to Gillian, I'd rip the world down to save her, even if she spat in my face when I… — Seanan McGuire Motherhood Copy Share Image
“I’ve always thought of joggers as being sort of like Blind Michael and his crew: deserving of respect, but slightly psychotic. Who… — Seanan McGuire Race Copy Share Image
“The way he said "Prism" left no question about what he meant: it was a proper name, the title of some strange… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
I think part of the pressure put on 'strong female characters' comes from the fact that there is so often 'the team… — Seanan McGuire Female character Copy Share Image
“Nothing lasts forever. That's the tragedy and the miracle of existence—that everything is impermanent. Everything changes. All we can do is make… — Seanan McGuire Existence Copy Share Image
Process does matter; you need a process. What it is is up to no one but you. But if you can't sit… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“Being smart isn't good enough. You need to be educated, and you need to be open-minded, and you need to remember that… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“I haven't visited Evening's building since 1987. From what I could see, it hadn't changed a bit--the place stank of elegance and… — Seanan McGuire Beauty Copy Share Image
“We will leave them there. There are some things that do not need to be seen to be understood; things that can… — Seanan McGuire Children Copy Share Image
“They can be hard for their families to understand, those returned, used-up miracle children. They sound like liars to people who never… — Seanan McGuire Children Copy Share Image
“Then Angela turned on Kade, and said, “I meant what I said. It’s sick, how you pretend like you’re something you’re not.”… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“None of the harvest tales started out as parasites. They were the most powerful pieces of the narrative, once upon a time.… — Seanan McGuire Around the world Copy Share Image
“The history of the human race has been one long quest to find new, novel things, and then kill, eat, or enslave… — Seanan McGuire Adventure Copy Share Image
