The Ringmaster Quotes

“Tell people when they matter to you. Because someday, when you least expect it, they might be gone.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Ringmaster

“He laughed. “Rudy, then. He’s got a sort of…bestial allure, I guess you could say.” “Ew. No, thanks.” She laughed with him. “I’m not a furry. Nothing against them, but not my speed.” “What’s a furry?” He raised an eyebrow. “Never mind.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Ringmaster

“That’s good, but not really very human of you.” She chuckled. “Most of us want to play god for others.” “Do you?” “No. Not at all. I saw what happened when I played The Sims. I’d be a shit god.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Ringmaster

“She reached up, idly pulling Simon down so that she could kiss his cheek. A simple, harmless gesture of affection. He smiled. She whispered to him as she parted. “I need you to cause a distraction.” His smile turned into a grin. And all hell promptly broke loose.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Ringmaster

“[...] I am filled with humanity - so much of it - and yet it doesn't make me more human. I want to feel close to all of you. I don't want to be your god."
"That's good, but not really human of you." She chuckled. "Most of us want to play god for others."
"Do you?"
"No. Not at all. I saw what happened when I played The Sims . I'd be a shit god.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Ringmaster

“She went about her life trying to be a good person not because God told her to, but because it was just the right thing to do anyway. She never could quite wrap her head around why some people felt they needed the threat of an afterlife of torture to not be complete jackasses to the people around them.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Ringmaster

“She sighed. “I’m just tired.” “I know. You stayed awake at my side. I thought for a moment it was out of concern for me, but it was out of your own internal strife. For shame.” “I have to keep your ego in check somehow.” “A fruitless pursuit.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Ringmaster

“We’re going to be late to dinner.” “Does it look like I care? Say it, Cora.” She sighed. He was impossible. “I love you, Simon Waite.” One of these days, she was going to learn not to try to predict what Simon was going to do next. Because he laughed.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Ringmaster