Gail Carriger Quotes

117 Sourced Quotes

Why did you want to go and distract me like that? I was quite in my element and everything.' Conall laughed. 'Someone has to keep you off balance; otherwise you'll end up ruling the empire. Or at least ordering it into wretched submission.

Gail Carriger
How was I to know idiocy was only a temporary condition, especially in your case? It never has been before!

Gail Carriger
[She] lost her patience, a thing she was all too prone to misplacing.

Gail Carriger
Why? I mean, why you? I can perfectly comprehend not liking my husband. I dislike him intensely most of the time. Professor Lyall stifled a chuckle. I am given to understand that he does not approve of spelling one' s name with two ll's. He finds it inexcusably Welsh. I suspect he may be quite taken with you, however.

Gail Carriger
At such close range, even she could hit a vampire full force in the shoulder, surprising him considerably. He paused in his attack. Well, my word! You can't threaten me, you're pregnant!

Gail Carriger
I do not giggle without purpose. Lady Linette says you should never misapply a giggle.

Gail Carriger
Alphas simply did not grovel; arrogance was part of the job description.

Gail Carriger
Lady Maccon. By George, Boots! How the deuce can you possibly tell that there is Lady Maccon? queried the other top-hated gentleman. Who else would be standing in the middle of a street on full-moon night with a raging ruddy fire behind her, waving a parasol about? Good point, good point.

Gail Carriger
I am rather fond of ladybugs. They are so delightfully hemispherical.

Gail Carriger
But we were talking about me and my problems." Sophronia looked Monique up and down gravely. "I don't think we're going to solve those in the space of one carriage ride.

Gail Carriger
My father, she admitted, was of Italian extraction. Unfortunately, not an affliction that can be cured. She paused. Though he did die.

Gail Carriger
So, what do you think, my dear, will it be a girl or a boy? It will be a soul-stealer, apparently. What! The earl reared away from his wife and looked down at her suspiciously.

Gail Carriger
Floote, what is going on? Do they think I am contagious? Should I assure them I was born with a nose this size?

Gail Carriger
One should do what one is best at on as large a scale as possible.

Gail Carriger
I love him so very much. As Romeo did Jugurtha, as Pyramid did Thirsty, as-" "Oh, please, no need to elaborate further," interjected Alexia, wincing. "But what would my family SAY to such a union?" "They would say that yours hats had leaked into your head," muttered Alexia, unheard under her breath.

Gail Carriger
Lord Maccon believed that if his trousers were on his legs, and something else was on his torso, he was dressed. The less done after that, the better. His wife had been startled to find that in the summertime, he actually went around their room barefoot! Once — and only once, mind you — he even attempted to join her for tea in such a state. Impossible man. Alexia put a stop to that posthaste.

Gail Carriger
Stop playing verbal games with me, madam, or I shall go out into that ballroom, find your mother, and bring her here

Gail Carriger
These feelings you engender in me, my lord, are most indelicate. You should stop causing them immediately.

Gail Carriger
Sophronia was minding her own business and running late to luncheon, as was her custom. She'd let to learn the advantage of punctuality. As she told Sister Mattie the third time she was late to household potions and poisons, nothing interesting happened until after an event commenced.

Gail Carriger
I like fish," chirruped Tunstell. "Really, Mr. Tunstell? What is your preferred breed?" "Well"—Tunstell hesitated—"you know, the um, ones that"—he made a swooping motion with both hands—"uh, swim.

Gail Carriger
Alexia, did you know there is an entire regiment decamping on your front lawn? Laddy Maccon sighed. "Really, Ivy, I would never have noticed.

Gail Carriger
Really, Channing, remonstrated Alexia, did you have to eat the man's dog? I am convinced you will experience terrible indigestion.

Gail Carriger
His eyes are peculiar. There is nothing in them, like an eclair without the cream filling. It's wrong, lack of cream.

Gail Carriger
I had a recent delivery of new fashion plates from Paris, and you hardly glanced at the hairstyles. My husband tells me you are still having difficulty controlling the change. And your cravat has been tied very simply of late, even for evening events.

Gail Carriger
The Pantechnicon stored and distributed a good deal of furniture as well. The very idea of a lady of good breeding visiting such a place. There would be tables lying about, on their sides, naked! Not to mention flaccid dirigibles! Alexia shuddered at the very idea.

Gail Carriger
Here, I stole it for you. Why don't you tell me what it's for. Aw, Sophronia, how thoughtful. You brought me a present!

Gail Carriger
Oh, Herbert," she said pleadingly to her silent husband, "you must make him marry her! Call for the parson immediately! Look at them... they are...," she sputtered, "canoodling!

Gail Carriger
She reached inside the wide ruffle and pulled out a little vial. Poison? asked Lady Maccon, tilting her head to one side. Certainly not. Something far more important: perfume. We cannot very well have you fighting crime unscented, now, can we? Oh. Alexia nodded gravely. After all, Madame Lefoux was French. Certainly not.

Gail Carriger
She poked him in the center of his chest with two fingers to punctuate her words. You are an unfeeling —poke — traitorous —poke— mistrusting —poke— rude —poke — booby! Every poke turned him mortal, but Lord Maccon didn't seem to mind it in the least. Instead he grabbed the hand that poked him and brought it to his lips. You put it very well, my love.

Gail Carriger
What did you do? Well, you see, there was this pot of tea, simply sitting there… He trailed off. Useful thing, tea, commented Lyall thoughtfully.

Gail Carriger