Kate McKinnon > Quotes

“Zinus” (pronounced “ZY-niss”) is a broad term that can mean (1) a sense of adventure; (2) the joy of life; (3) the color in the universe; (4) the smell that is sometimes on your earring backs when you take them out of your ears.”
― Kate McKinnon, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

“Adults don’t know that much. It’s comforting to think that they do, and they certainly act like they do, but no one really knows what to do,”
― Kate McKinnon, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

“Every creature, no matter how bizarre or reviled, has a place."
And what was her place? To help, or at least try. To love the world and treat it with tenderness, to marvel at what is while it still is.”
― Kate McKinnon, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

“She wanted, more than anything, to be good, or at the very least, good enough; to be a beloved family member, an esteemed community member, a protector to all living creatures, no matter how helpless or reviled. But what it meant to be good enough in Antiquarium had very little overlap with the skills and qualities she naturally had on offer. What to do when you can’t change the world, and you can’t change yourself? One does grow weary, shimmying endlessly between a rock and a hard place.”
― Kate McKinnon, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

“Sigh. Such is the life of those who try to fix things—they often end up breaking themselves in the process. Oh well.”
― Kate McKinnon, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

“Tell me you’re not talking about the Flycycle,” Eugenia moaned. “I’m not talking about the Flycycle!” said Millicent. She was talking about the Flycycle.”
― Kate McKinnon, Secrets of the Purple Pearl