A Killing Frost Quotes

“The perfect murder isn’t one where no one knows. It’s one where no one cares.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“That’s mortal magic. They patch the holes in the world with words, and sometimes those words can hold long after the truth has worn away.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“Roses thrive surprisingly well on blood. I guess that’s why they’re such a foundational part of Faerie.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“I feel fine. I just want to get this over with so I can go home and reassure Tybalt that I’m not going to throw myself willy-nilly into the first woodchipper I see.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“I will never love again, for my heart has gone to ice and ashes. Nothing more can matter in the face of all that has been lost. It is a terrible thing, to be a mother with no children. It is a terrible thing, to be alone.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“Growing up doesn’t mean getting over everything that happened to us as children. It just means calcifying it and never letting go.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“We steal human words with gleeful abandon, but we don’t like to use their names for things when we have any other choice in the matter. We’re sort of like the French that way.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“Someone at the door almost never means anything good outside of Girl Scout season.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“I . . . but I’ve been awful to you. Why would you intercede on my behalf?” I shrugged. “Because we’re more than the substance of our scars, and I loved you before you hurt me.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“So rather than you marrying me, allow me to marry you, and make of you my husband and consort—although not, I should be clear, my co-regent.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“I had to admit, though, that I’m human enough to be glad he wasn’t going to be marrying a woman old enough to have personally witnessed continental drift.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“It’s easier to forgive when you’re hoping to be forgiven. We care about each other. So we apologize, and we try, even when it’s not the most convenient thing that we could do.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“My anger isn’t because you did it. It’s because you did it without explaining to me what you were doing, or why, or how you hoped to have it undone. I know you’re accustomed to leaping first and looking during the fall, but I need you to tell me when you’re going to jump. I need you to give me the opportunity to jump with you.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“fifteen miles over the speed limit, for his current tastes. “Sacrificing yourself isn’t the only answer to every problem you come across. It would be nice for the rest of us if you realized that someday. I don’t want to have to bury you.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“course it was wrought iron. The stuff isn’t even attractive—it’s like the bold type equivalent of a chain-link fence, all bulky and aggressive and unnecessarily prone to rust—but something deep in humanity’s genetic makeup remembers that the fae are out there, roaming the night, and that sometimes when we get bored, whole villages can disappear. So they deny we ever existed out loud, and they quietly ornament their homes and gardens with as much iron as they can yank out of the hills. They’re still working at keeping us out.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“We love you,” said Dianda. She stepped forward, resting a hand on Patrick’s shoulder, while Dean looked quietly horrified.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“I hope you won’t think less of me for holding that against him, because I’m going to. My forgiveness will take time and effort on both our parts.” I nodded. “I understand, and I love you, unforgiving as you are.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“It’s easier to forgive when you’re hoping to be forgiven. We care about”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“Besides, the very vague outline of a plan that I was formulating was absolutely terrifying, and terrifying things don’t get easier when I put them off until tomorrow.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“The candle burned a clear and lambent blue, the shade of swampfire, the color of magic.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost

“I’m not filthy or anything—I wash dishes, do my laundry, and don’t let the bathroom garbage overflow—but I’m messy.”
― Seanan McGuire, A Killing Frost