Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand Quotes

“I grinned at him. 'Jealous?'
He grinned right back. 'That's a trick question. If I say yes you'll accuse me of being paranoid and unreasonable, and if I say no you'll make some defensive crack about how I don't think you're worth getting jealous over.'
This is what I got for hooking up with a lawyer.”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“It doesn’t bother you that your canine brethren are being paraded around show rings like slaves?”
“My canine brethren?” I said. “I don’thave any canine brethren.”
“How can you say that! You’re a werewolf.”
“That’s right. I’m a werewolf, not a poodle. What makes you think I have any kinship with dogs?”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“You only get married the first time once.” There was the philosophy of a generation wrapped up in a tidy little sentence”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“So I’d been called the Barbara Walters of weird shit.There’s weird shit and then there’s weird shit.”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“So is he cute? Good-looking, I mean? Because I can’t really tell with guys, and it looked like you two might have hit it off.” I grinned at him. “Jealous?” He grinned right back. “That’s a trick question. If I say yes you’ll accuse me of being paranoid and unreasonable, and if I say no you’ll make some defensive crack about how I don’t think you’re worth getting jealous over.” This was what I got for hooking up with a lawyer.”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“A werewolf isn't supposed to have parents." Brenda said, grumbling. "They're not supposed to have mothers. How am I supposed to shoot you now, knowing it'll upset that really nice woman?”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“Some bodies were meant for Speedo. His was black.”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“Not our bailiwick,” Brenda said, shrugging.”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“Disbelieving, Evan and Brenda stared after them. “A werewolf isn’t supposed to have parents,” Brenda said, grumbling. “They’re not supposed to have mothers. How am I supposed to shoot you now, knowing it’ll upset that really nice woman?”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“Balthasar, his people—they’re not what they seem.” “Look, instead of a vague warning why can’t you just tell me why you don’t like them? Give me some information here.” “You wouldn’t believe me if I told you,” he said. Exasperated, I flung my arms and shouted, “I’m a freaking werewolf! Try me!”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“How about this. . .” she started. A compromise. She’d suggest some small boutique wedding thing, like the daughter of a friend of hers did at Estes Park, which would still be wildly expensive and require planning and be socially acceptable. I waited for the pitch, but I was still going to tell her no. Then she said, “Why don’t your father and I come along?”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“Matt was grinning, like he thought it was funny. Not an ounce of sympathy in him. “You can’t do that banging-your-head-on-the-table thing on TV.”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand

“Ozzie arranged it, and more quickly than I would have thought possible. A million things could stall a plan like this.”
― Carrie Vaughn, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand