“Curiosity may have killed the cat, but paranoia was what tied it up in a sack and buried it in wet concrete.”
Kate Griffin“Curiosity may have killed the cat, but paranoia was what tied it up in a sack and buried it in wet concrete.”
Kate Griffin, The Midnight Mayor“There was almost a flicker of humanity in the man. The kind of human who pulled wings off flies as a kid, but still human.”
Kate Griffin, The Midnight Mayor“Whatever happened next, good or bad, it would be wonderful finding out.”
Kate Griffin, A Madness of Angels“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 kung fu master fearless of ever being mugged.”
Kate Griffin, The Midnight Mayor“When last I checked, you were a sorcerer, not a Jedi.""You've seen Star Wars?""Seen it and denounced it.""You've denounced Star Wars?"She looked me straight in the eye and said, "Hollywood should not glorify witches.""I think you've missed the point...""I also denounce Harry Potter.""Really?""Yes.""Because...""...because literature, especially children's literature, should not glorify witches.""Oda, what do you do for fun?"She thought about it, then said, without a jot of humor, "I denounce things.”
Kate Griffin, The Midnight Mayor“Make me a shadow on the wall!”
Kate Griffin“...for life is magic, magic is life, the left-over life we don't even notice we're living.”
Kate Griffin“Make me a shadow on the wall.”
Kate Griffin“A small child being dragged to bed peered curiously at me as it passed, then waved. We waved back, not being entirely sure how else to respond to small creatures like that.”
Kate Griffin“You know how it is -- you get older, you get wiser, you start to ask yourself 'is it any use being able to summon creatures of the nether deeps when I could be watching BBC 4?”
Kate Griffin