Quotes from Mira Grant

...a truth you don't understand is more dangerous than a lie.

I wanted the truth, and I wanted the news, and I'd be damned before I settled for anything less.

I'll challenge senators and kings for the right to know the truth, but far be it from me to challenge a woman in her own kitchen.

Never tell anyone to be careful, never ask what that noise was, and for the love of God, never, ever say that you'll be right back." —Evelyn Baker

I would love a sandwich,' said Tybalt, with enough gravity to make it sound like a formal proclamation. Resolved: that we will have ham and cheese sandwiches.

No one wants to set out to be a hero, and discover that they've been a villain all along.

The people who have the power want you scared. They want you walking around paralyzed by the notion that you could die at any moment.

Most guys my age have girlfriends and drinking buddies on their speed dial. Me, I have the Memphis CDC.

We are a nation equally afraid of gathering together and being alone.

Some people live where they work. Others just visit.?

Last guy I was interested in turned out to be an incestuous necrophiliac," she said. "So no, not currently dating, and definitely not doing any more shopping in the 'sociopath' category

Past experience told me he could smell my fear; it also told me that the anger accompanying it would pretty much cover the scent. It's good to know how to compensate for your own weaknesses.?

Failure to die is always appreciated.

I'm also fascinated by the difference between terror and fear. Fear says, "Do not actually put your hand in the alligator," while terror says, "Avoid Florida entirely because alligators exist.

There will always be people for whom hate is easier when it's not backed up by anything but fear.