WIST Quotations

Pratchett, Terry -- Discworld No. 31, Monstrous Regiment (2003)

Dave — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:46:57 +0000

There was this about vampires: they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were … what was the word … deshabille. It meant untidy, but with bags and bags of style.

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author
Discworld No. 31, Monstrous Regiment (2003)
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Stross, Charles -- The Rhesus Chart (2014)

Dave — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 00:46:19 +0000

I think it’s reasonable to say that vampire hunters either have an extremely short life expectancy, or constitute one of the most deadly threats you are ever likely to encounter. They are invariably howling-at-the-moon stark raving bonkers, and not in a good way.

Charles "Charlie" Stross (b. 1964) British writer
The Rhesus Chart (2014)
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Carriger, Gail -- Prudence (2015)

Dave — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 01:47:51 +0000

One could not blame a people for disliking vampires. Vampires were like Brussels sprouts — not for everyone and impossible to improve upon with sauce.

Gail Carriger (b. 1976) American archaeologist, author [pen name of Tofa Borregaard]
Prudence (2015)