1980's: not a time period but a state of mind.

— Carrie Vaughn

A fucked-up family's a fucked-up family, whether werewolves are involved.

— Carrie Vaughn

All you know is what you think you know, but that isn't always what's real.

— Carrie Vaughn

Humans - a renewable resource.

— Carrie Vaughn

I'll tell you something,' Arthur said. 'Until a certain age, everyone thinks their parents are heroes. Then they grow up a little, start to understand a little more of the world, and they realize their parents are just people. It destroys them, just a little bit. But it's part of becoming an adult. Everyone goes through it. You, on the other hand--your parents really are heroes, at least to everyone else. It's a bit remarkable, really. You never went through that disappointment of finding out your parents are just people.

— Carrie Vaughn

I'm a werewolf trapped in a human body."" Well, yeah, that's kind of the definition."" No, really. I'm trapped."" Oh? When was the last time you shape-shifted?"" That's just it - I've never shape-shifted."" So you're not really a werewolf."" Not yet. But I was meant to be one, I just know it. How do I get a werewolf to attack me?" Stand in the middle of a forest under a full moon with a raw steak tied to your face, holding a sign that says, 'Eat me; I'm stupid'?

— Carrie Vaughn

It's normal to dream about anything at all. It's not normal to dream someone else's dreams." -Arthur Mantis

— Carrie Vaughn

It’s only a scratch, don’t cut my arm off!

— Carrie Vaughn

Now, what does a vampire do with a computer? Keep track of investments? Send e-mail to other vampires as you all plot to take over the world?” “I spend a lot of time on Wikipedia making corrections to the entries of historical figures I’ve known.” I blinked at him. “Really?” “No, Kitty. That was a joke.

— Carrie Vaughn

Robin McKinley's 'The Blue Sword' was a defining book of my teen years, and I'd love to have more books like that in the world.

— Carrie Vaughn