Jennifer > Jennifer's Quotes

“People get hung up on happiness and joy, but fun will take you at least as far and it's generally cheaper to obtain.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

“Look, if you don't make a fool of yourself over animals, at least in private, you aren't to be trusted.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

“You expect heroes to survive terrible things. If you give them a medal, then you don't ever have to ask why the terrible thing happened in the first place. Or try to fix it.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

“Rage was only useful if you were allowed to do anything with it.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

“If we don’t pretend we’re laughing, we might have to admit just how broken we are.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

“I fear that I am not the best possible person for this, but I am the best possible person available at this time, which is much the same thing.”
― T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Grace

“You didn’t fail,” I said. “They wouldn’t let you succeed. It’s different.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

“Lots of people deserve to die,” said the dust-wife finally. “Not everybody deserves to be a killer.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

“It was hard to be frightened of the unknown when the unknown kept chickens.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

“Inspiration knocks now and again, but spite bangs on the door all year long.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“If we limited loving to just the sane, undamaged people, the next generation would have about three people in it and presumably humanity would die out shortly afterward.”
― T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Grace

“But I shouldn’t have had to do any of it. There should have been so many grown-ups who should have fixed things before it got down to me and Spindle. It doesn’t make you a hero just because everybody else didn’t do their job.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

“I am never sure what to think of Americans. Their brashness can be charming, but just when I decide that I rather like them, I meet one that I wish would go back to America, and then perhaps keep going off the far edge, into the sea.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

“Sometimes it's hard to know if someone is insulting or just an American.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

“She made dramatic plans in the darkness and discarded them in daylight.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

“Well, he’s a dog. They don’t have an idea how the world’s supposed to be, so it doesn’t bother them when it isn’t.” Agnes frowned. “Except herding dogs, I think. They have a pretty clear idea in their heads, so they’re always nipping and worrying and trying to get it to fit.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

“ Nothing is fair, except that we try to make it so. That’s the point of humans, maybe, to fix the things the gods haven’t managed.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

“The trees were full of crows and the woods were full of madmen.
The pit was full of bones and her hands were full of wires.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

“You are not a failure, you know,” he said, “simply because you can’t endure something unendurable.”
― T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength

“You cannot help people who do not want help,” rumbled Fenris. “You can’t force someone to do what you think is best for them.” He paused, then added, somewhat reluctantly, “Well, you can. But they don’t appreciate it and most of the time it turns out that you were wrong.” “But—” “We can only save people who want to be saved,” said the dust-wife. “If it’s still bothering you, we’ll come back afterward, assuming any of us are alive to do so.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

“As writers say to each other, “Yes, it’s been done, but you haven’t done it yet.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

“If we ran then we would have to admit there was something to run from. If we ran, then the small child that lives in every soldier's heart knew that the monsters could get us.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

“I asked my phone if it was connected to the internet and it told me that it had a very close relationship with the internet. I attempted to pull up a web page and it informed me that it was not that kind of relationship.”
― T. Kingfisher, A House With Good Bones

“Are you all right?" asked Fenris.

"Horrible puppet," she said, "demon chicken, fairy godmother."

"And it's a fool's errand and we're all going to die," said Fenris. He patted her shoulder. "Still, I have to admit I didn't see the chicken or the puppet coming.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

“The problem with being rich is that you simply have no idea how expensive it is to be poor.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Sorceress Comes to Call

“When you're different, even just a little different, even in a way that people can't see, you like to know that people in power won't judge you for it.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

“It seemed like once you agreed that the government could put you on a list because of something you were born with, you were asking for trouble.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

“Learn what you can. Use what you learn. You have not failed yet.”
― T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

“Let it lie,” the godmother said. “We’ll find out soon enough. There’s nothing we can do either way.”
“I can fret,” snapped Marra. “And I intend to!”
“And I won’t stop you.” Agnes patted her arm. “A good fret is balm for the soul. Just don’t overdo it.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

“It could,” acknowledged Slate, “but show me a clandestine operation without leaks, and I’ll show you one where everybody involved is dead.” “We’re a clandestine operation,” said Caliban. There was an awkward silence.”
― T. Kingfisher, The Wonder Engine