Kelley Armstrong
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Kelley Armstrong is a Canadian writer, primarily of fantasy novels since 2001.
"You forget, darling.I am the local psychopath."
"You were just worried about me."An exhale, relieved that I had understood. "Yeah"I turned. "Because you think I'm worth it"He put his fingers under my chin. "I absolutely think your worth it.""But you don't think you are."His mouth opened. Shut."That's what this is about, Derek. You won't let us worry about you because you don't think you're worth it. But I do. I absolutely do."
"If you say ‘we’re in this together,’ I’m going to hurl."
"Remembering. Forgetting. I'm not sure which is worse."
"I glanced up to see Liz and smiled. "Thank you.""I just went along for the ride. After that happened-"She waved at Derek. "You know how blind people need Seeing Eye dogs? Well, apparently werewolves could really use Opening Door poltergeists."
"Rae burned me. She has matches or something. Look, look..."Tori pulled down the collar of her T-shirt. "Leave your cloths on, Tori,"Simon said, raising his hands to his eyes. "Please."
"Another werewolf thing. Like most animals, we spent a large part of our lives engaged in the three Fs of basic survival. Feeding, fighting and... reproduction."
"I let out a laugh that sounded more like the yip of a startled poodle. "Superp-powers? I wish. My powers aren't winning me a slot on the Cartoon Network anytime soon... except as a comic relief. Ghost Whisperer Junior. Or Ghost Screamer, more like it. Tune in, every week, as Chloe Saunders runs screaming from yet another ghost looking for her help."Okay, superpower might be pushing it."
"A stereotype becomes a stereotype when a significant percentage of the population appears to conform to it."
"He liked women with little butts and big tits? Someone had played with one too many barbie dolls as a kid."
"He said "cool"like I say a Spanish word when I'm not sure of the pronunciation."
"I want you to have big dreams, big goals. I want you to strive to achieve them. But I don't want to see you beating yourself up every time you make a mistake."
"It was completely fifth garde and completely silly and I loved it, because he wasn't afraid to be silly. It was like kissing him first - I could do whatever I wanted and not have to worry what he'd think of me."
"So consider your options, make your choice and call me home."
"Your mother sets you up blind dates? With guys like that?"The corners of his mouth twitched. "She doesn't like you very much, does she?"
"Fate deals unexpected hands, and we learn to play the cards we are given."
"Scotland has a reputation for overcast, drizzly weather, but in Edinburgh you get the wind thrown in for free."
"Science and popular opinion rarely progress at the same rate."
"Judging by what I read of Lady Inglis’s letter, Victorians are having—and enjoying—sex. They just don’t talk about it. How terribly Victorian of them."
"Like so many regulations the Anatomy Act was created to solve one problem and caused another."
"Ultimately, you are his physician, which is probably why he is about to die."
"To her credit, she is interesting. In the same way as a venomous snake."
"My husband is already dead. He only needs to stop breathing to make it official."
"Victorian flirting doesn’t require much. Flatter him. Laugh at his jokes. Let him ogle my cleavage. Okay, this probably also works in my own time."
"Yet not everyone reading broadsheets realizes they aren’t accurate reporting, making them the internet news sites of the Victorian era."