Nastasya Quotes

“Is that a hat?" I asked, pouring eight rounds of batter into the griddle.
She grinned at me. "A sweater." She held it up -- it was triangular, made of speckled brown and white mohair.
"For...a Muppet?" I asked.
"For the naked chicken," she said, and snickered.”
― Cate Tiernan, Eternally Yours

“Let's here it for modern dentistry, eh?" I said, and he grimaced. Actually, as much as people dislike going to the dentist now, try doing it two hundred years ago, when having a cavity meant some quack knocking it out with a chisel and a hammer in the market square. With no anesthetic.”
― Cate Tiernan, Eternally Yours

“I noticed Incy smiling at me as I rounded up my third or fourth doll-size éclair. I mean, I get the whole precious-food thing. But give me a big honking éclair, know what I'm saying?”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“Okay, welcome to Creepy Territory. Here's your map.”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“I can't help who I am," I pointed out. "i mean, do you think I should just hide?" I tapped one finger against my chin. "Gee, if only there was some place, some safe place, like in the middle of freaking nowhere, where I could surround myself with strong immortals and maybe learn how to protect myself and...oh, wait!" I looked at Solis, my eyes wide with excitement. "Oh my God--that sounds like here! It sounds like I'm already actually doing exactly what you thing I should be doing! Awesome!”
― Cate Tiernan, Eternally Yours

“I turned off the griddle and shoved the heavy platter at Ottavio. "Carry these in for me, willya, Ott? And the ones on top are for you."
[...]
The pancakes on top had been shaped like a certain part of the male anatomy that seemed synonymous with Ottavio, to my way of thinking.”
― Cate Tiernan, Eternally Yours

“What?" I wanted to climb him like a tree.”
― Cate Tiernan, Eternally Yours

“I said honestly. “You can only be formed by your society.” I came up with a quote I had heard once: “ ‘Nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so.’ ”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“It was revolting that I had been like that. Shameful. Disgraceful, in the old-time sense of the word. And what was even worse? That I could now see myself so wretchedly clearly. I had changed, I recognized bitterly.I hated that I could see myself as I was. What a terrible thing to know. I would never be able to not know it, to forget it.I didn't see how I could ever forgive River for that.”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“Oh my God, can you see me? I thought I was wearing my invisibility cloak." Yes I'm suave. I'm mysterious. My name is Crowe -- Nastasya Crowe.”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“Tracy looked at me with affectionate pity. "You feel alive. Regular people feel dead."
"I have new batteries in.”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“Good Lord, if Incy could be helped… then I was a freaking picnic.”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“Did I know any useful spells? Why no, I sure didn't. But go on, ask me the Latin name of, like, foxglove. Digitalis purpurea. You're welcome.”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“I woke up the next afternoon cotton-mouthed with a splitting, and I do mean splitting, headache. When I raised my head, I half expected to leave large chunks of it on my pillow, like a broken melon.
Sorry. It was a really bad headache.”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“Actually, now that I thought about it, I couldn't place when our "bests" had been. When had either one of us been at our best? Hmm. There might be a message here somewhere. I'll let you know if I find it.”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“Yes, word had gotten around about my amusing little defeathering trick (note: made the chicken naked). Apparently we couldn't just eat the poor thing and be done with it. Apparently we had to knit cunning lil' sweaters for it so it could squawk around the yard, feeling fancy.”
― Cate Tiernan, Eternally Yours