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“Love as thou wilt”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen

“It is a fine line, in all of us, between civilization and savagery. To any who think they would never cross it, I can only say, if you have never known what it is to be utterly betrayed and abandoned, you cannot know how close it is.”
― Jacqueline Carey

“Let the warriors clamor after gods of blood and thunder; love is hard, harder than steel and thrice as cruel. ”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen

“That which yields is not always weak.”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart

“Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen

“All knowledge is worth having.”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart

“Once upon a time, each of us was somebody's kid.

Everyone had a father, even if he never provided anything more than his seed.

Everyone had a mother, even if she had to leave us on a stranger's doorstep.

No matter how we're eventually raised, all of our stories begin the exact same way.

They all end the same, too.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 1

“All good children's stories are the same: young creature breaks rules, has incredible adventure, then returns home with the knowledge that aforementioned rules are there for a reason.

Of course, the actual message to the careful reader is: break rules as often as you can, because who the hell doesn't want to have an adventure?”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 3

“How is it possible that our parents lied to us?"

"Lets see: Santa, the Tooth Fairy,the Easter bunny,um, God. You're the prettiest kid in school. This wont hurt a bit. Your face will freeze like that..."

"Everythings going to be alright.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride & Joy

“Violence is stupid. Even as a last resort, it only ever begets more of the same.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 1

“Some parents let their young kids win at games, but mine never did.

I don't think it was because they were particularly competitive, they just wanted to teach me a valuable lesson.

Life is mostly just learning how to lose.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 3

“When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always find the justification to use it. If we really want to escape this war, we have to stop bringing it with us.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 1

“Yeah, life is complicated. But it's also very fucking short.

If you find someone who can forgive all your bullshit... the least you can do is try to forgive them.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 4

“If a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, then a family is more like a rope. We're lots of fragile little strands, and we survive by becoming hopelessly intertwined with each other.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 7

“You know that old cliché about millions of deaths being a statistic while the loss of just one life is a tragedy? If that's true, what is it when you lose something that never even had the chance to be born? I've had lots of relationships in my time, platonic and otherwise, but the ones I think about most are those that never quite made it to term. The dashing first date who didn't call you back. The lady on the train you had that amazing conversation but never saw again. The cool neighbor kid you met the first time a week before he moved away. I guess I'm just haunted by all that potential energy. One moment, the universe presents you with this amazing opportunity for new possibilities...and then...”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 7

“Happy endings are bullshit. There are only happy pauses.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Ex Machina, Vol. 10: Term Limits

“In the beginning, love is mostly about lying to each other. It's like that in the end, too.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 7

“Honey girl, I don't care what you do, as long as you're kind to everyone you meet."

"That's it?"

"That is the hardest part of being alive.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 9

“My name is Hazel. I started out as an idea, but I ended up something more. Not much more, to be honest. It's not like I grow up to become some great war hero or any sort of all important savior... but thanks to these two, at least I get to grow old.

Not everybody does.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 1

“Cool. So glad I got to do all this in a towel.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 2

“The only action that has vaster repercussions for the universe than making a life is TAKING one... which is why I'll never understand why most people put so little foresight into doing either.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 7

“Sooner or later, every last echo fades. Even the loudest thunder in the deepest valley.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 7

“Yeah, that's right. Flee in terror, bitches!”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 2

“Good night, chubby baby
I can't rock you no more
I'm sorry, chubby baby
But my arms are getting sore
Sleep tight, chubby baby
And please don't get me wrong
You're a perfect sized baby
So never accept fakey beauty standards or develop unhealthy body issues...
... from this dumb song”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 8

“It doesn't matter who started it or what it's really about...war usually ends up sucking most for women. Even when we're not fighting the battles ourselves, we somehow always end up with the lion's share of the suffering.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 5

“Why, because you think made-up stories have never resulted in actual casualties? Putting new ideas into another person's head is an aggressive act, aggressive acts have consequences. Face it, you can be a writer or a pacifist, but you can't be both.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 9

“Anyone can kill you, but it takes someone you know to really HURT you.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 9

“You're the one saying how vital offing these kids and grabbing their brat is to the war effort, right? Well, I'm telling you I need way more cash to do it right, so--

Lying.

How have you not murdered that creature by now?

Oh, I've tried.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 2

“Well, I've always wanted to call my son Barr."
"Like a tavern? Like a soap?"
"My father's name is Barr."
"Oh. And I love it!”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 2