Mira Grant Quotes

William stared at him, coffee forgotten. "Oh, Jesus."
"I'm pretty sure he's not listening, but you can call him if it makes you feel better," said Chris. ~ Mira Grant

There will always be people for whom hate is easier when it's not backed up by anything but fear. ~ Mira Grant

Gregory smiled a little, holding up an empty syringe. "I'm afraid you don't have all that much choice in the matter. I added a little something to your IV line. We'll see you in a few hours."
"What - ?" My eyes widened. "You bastard."
"My parents were married."
"You could have ... could have asked me ... " My voice was already slowing down. I didn't know whether it was psychosomatic or just very well timed, but either way, I was pissed. ~ Mira Grant

It's that zombie virus thing that was on the news!" shouted a man in a Starfleet uniform. It was Next Generation command red, but he was running away from the danger, not toward it. Maybe that was how the command crew stayed alive. "They'll eat you if you stay here!" "They ~ Mira Grant

...no elves or CPAs or other mythological creatures appeared to do my paperwork in the interim ~ Mira Grant

As long as there was life in the sea, there would be teeth. ~ Mira Grant

Any good Irwin can make going to the corner store for a candy bar and a Coke lood death defying and suicidal. ~ Mira Grant

Brains are the only things that stand between a living person and a gruesome death. Or maybe brains and Kevlar. ~ Mira Grant

We were the ones on scene when everything went down. We weren't better. We weren't worse. We were just the ones standing in the blast radius. ~ Mira Grant

[H]e looked at me gravely and asked, "Are you ready?"

"No," I said. "I'm pretty sure I've never been ready for anything that had to be prefaced with that question. ~ Mira Grant

She's shaped her image of the world around someone else's fantasy ... Because it's easier. It's so much easier to say, 'This is a story, and there are heroes and villains, and there's an ending, and when we get there the book will close and we'll all live happily ever after. ~ Mira Grant

Both my parents were Irish, and the Irish word for "suntan" is "burn. ~ Mira Grant

Science is a powerful tool, but like any tool, it doesn't care whether it hurts you. Fire warms us, cooks our food, protects us from predators, but it will burn us if we let it. Fire is more than happy to eat us all alive. Science is fire writ large. ~ Mira Grant

Fuck this. Let's just blow some shit up. ~ Mira Grant

Somebody once asked me if I believed in God. It was probably the windup to some major proselytizing, but it's a good question. Do I believe in God? That somebody made all this happen for a reason, that there's something waiting for us after we die? That there's a purpose to all this crap? I don't know. I'd like to be able to say "Yes, of course" almost as much as I'd like to be able to say "Absolutely not," but there's evidence on both sides of the fence. Good people die for nothing, little kids go hungry, corrupt men hold positions of power, and horrible diseases go uncured. And I got Shaun, maybe the only person who could make it seem worthwhile to me. I got Shaun. So, is there a God? Sorry to dodge the question, but I just don't know. ~ Mira Grant

Now do what you do best. Break this fucking thing wide open, and let the pieces fall. ~ Mira Grant

To tell the truth is to provide armament against a world too full of cruelties to be defeated with simple falsehoods. If these truths mean the world is less comforting than it might have been, it seems like a pretty small price to pay. ~ Mira Grant

That's the trouble with being scared all the time. Eventually, people just go numb. ~ Mira Grant

Why are there so many words that sound exactly the same, only one of them is right and one of them is wrong, and if you use the wrong one everyone looks at you like you're stupid and then you need to stab somebody to make the point that there are a lot of different types of intelligence and anyway English is hard. ~ Mira Grant

George always said the first summer of the Rising was possibly the best example of human nobility that history had to offer, because for just a few months, before the accusations started flying and the fingers started pointing, we really were one people, united against one enemy. And we fought. We fought for the right to live, and in the end, we won. Sort of, anyway. ~ Mira Grant

We live in a world of our own creation. We've made our bed, ladies and gentlemen, whether we intended to or not. Now, we get the honor of lying down in it. ~ Mira Grant

The sky was a flawless blue, the color of surgical gloves. ~ Mira Grant

There was no single index case. It all began, and ended, too fast for that sort of record keeping to endure. ~ Mira Grant

Remember how pissed you got when we had to do all that reading about the Rising back in sixth grade? I thought you were going to get us both expelled. You said the only way things could've gotten as bad as they did was if people were willing to take the first easy answer they could find and cling to it, rather than doing anything as complicated as actually thinking. ~ Mira Grant

News is news and spin is spin, and when you introduce the second to the first, what you have isn't news anymore. Hey, presto, you've created opinion. ~ Mira Grant

Let's have ourselves a revolution. ~ Mira Grant

Are you ever not a pessimist?"
"Sometimes. But then I wake up. ~ Mira Grant

My father has always had just one piece of advice about zombies and ammunition, one he's drilled into my head enough times that it's managed to stick: When you have one bullet left and there's no visible way out of the shit you're standing in, save it for yourself. It's better than the alternative. ~ Mira Grant

If you so much as look at her funny, I'll blow your fucking face off. We clear? Good. ~ Mira Grant

Humanity had chosen the land over the sea millennia ago, and sometimes - when she let her mind wander, when she was romanticizing what she did and how she did it - she thought the sea still held a grudge. Breakups were never easy, and while humanity was hot and fast and had had plenty of time to get over it, the oceans were deep and slow, and for them all change had happened only yesterday. The seas did not forgive, and they did not welcome their wayward children home. ~ Mira Grant

And thus, in a single moment, did my life go from unbearably strange, but still tolerable, to actively impossible. I am willing to allow that, once one lives in a world where science can transform mosquitoes into the harbingers of the apocalypse, the rules of our forefathers have, perhaps, ceased to apply. ~ Mira Grant

I am tired of shooting zombie deer that wander past our safety zone. Well, okay. I'm not really tired of that part. That part is pretty cool. Suck it, Bambi. ~ Mira Grant

Why can't you just say 'don't breathe the water' like a normal person?"
"Because I'm a doctor, and they teach us never to use little words where big ones will do. ~ Mira Grant

His idea of traffic safety is going too fast for the cops to catch up. ~ Mira Grant

I guess when you're one of the richest people on the planet, you can buy yourself a window that never shows you anything ugly. ~ Mira Grant

Be good. Be kind to each other. And if there's somebody you love, tell them. The world always needs more love. ~ Mira Grant

I don't deal well with being alone. Maybe that's why I decided to go crazy instead. ~ Mira Grant

You don't go that far past the borders of Crazytown and come waltzing out unscathed. ~ Mira Grant

[W]hat seems like madness at its inception will become the way things have always been if you give it enough time. ~ Mira Grant

I was unaware that Darwinism was a race. - Mahir Gowda ~ Mira Grant

God is the ultimate recycler. We have a good planet here. It has its troubles, yes. We have overpopulation, we have pollution, we have global warming, we have the Thursday night television lineup," more laughter, "and, of course, we have the infected. We have a lot of problems on Earth, and it might seem like a great idea to hold the Rapture now - why wait? Let's move on to Heaven, and leave the trials and tribulations of our earthly existence behind us. Let's get while the getting's good, and beat the rush.

"It might seem like a great idea, but I don't think it is, for the same reason I don't think it's a great idea for a first grader to stand up and say that he's learned enough, he's done with school, thanks a lot but he's got it from here. Compared to God, we're barely out of kindergarten, and like any good teacher, I don't believe He intends to let us out of class just because we're finding the lessons a little difficult. I don't know whether I believe in the Rapture or not. I believe that if God wants to do it, He will… but I don't believe that it's coming in our lifetime. We have too much work left to do right here. ~ Mira Grant

Hey George, check this out. ~ Mira Grant

They can't reproduce?" said Shaun incredulously. "That's your big solution? They won't fuck? Did none of you people ever see Jurassic Park? ~ Mira Grant

Alien eyes watched the strange metal object as it floated upward. There was blood in the water. Their home had been invaded. They would respond. ~ Mira Grant

Small Planes, Large Fences, and a Rather Daunting Number of Zombie Kangaroos, Because That Is Exactly What This Day Needed ~ Mira Grant

Post-traumatic shock,' said Shaun. 'He thinks he's a boa constrictor. ~ Mira Grant

Madness is surprisingly freeing. ~ Mira Grant

Kellis-Amberlee is a fact of existence. You live, you die, and then you come back to life, get up, and shamble around trying to eat your former friends and loved ones. That's the way it is for everyone. ~ Mira Grant

And everyone knows I'm a mad scientist. It's amazing what everyone knows, isn't it? Usually what everyone knows is insulting and sort of ableist, because the people who know everything always seem to think of themselves as being perfectly normal. But that's neither here nor there. ~ Mira Grant

Because hubris is not only a sin, it's a fun game to play at parties ~ Mira Grant

If the directions say to do it, we do it," said Maggie. "That's what everyone says. If you don't listen to the Monkey, he doesn't meet with you."
"Let's hope the directions don't tell us to shoot a man in Reno just to watch him die," I muttered, and pulled out onto the street. ~ Mira Grant

This constant 'stay inside and let yourself be protected' mentality has gotten more people killed than all the accidental exposures in the world. It's like we're all addicted to being afraid. ~ Mira Grant

There are people who will tell you that the ends justify the means, right up until they're talking about their own ends. Then, suddenly, morals and ethics matter. Funny thing, that. - Dr. Shannon ~ Mira Grant

Nothing says "deeply in mourning" like canapés and free beer. ~ Mira Grant

She was sitting on the counter, holding a can of Coke. "Looking for this?" she asked.
"My savior." I walked toward her, making grabbing motions. "Gimme. Gimme sweet, sweet caffeine."
"The word is 'please,' Mason. ~ Mira Grant

Because we chose to tell the truth
(The cool of age, the rage of youth)
And stand against the lies of old
(The whispers soft, the tales untold)
We find ourselves the walking dead
(The love unkept, the words unsaid)
And in the crypt of all we've known
(The broken blade, the breaking stone)
We know that we were in the right
(The coming dawn, the ending night).
So here is when we stop the lies.
The time is come. We have to Rise. ~ Mira Grant

Money talks, and people like science that seems just a little bit insane. It reminds them that the future is tomorrow, and that we have a chance to shape it. ~ Mira Grant

Pardon me for arguing, Dr. Thomas, but I'm a clone living in a post-zombie America. I'm pretty sure not asking for potential weapons would be a much worse sign. ~ Mira Grant

Impulse control problems don't usually come with a body count. ~ Mira Grant

People blame science. Shit, man, people shouldn't blame science. People should blame people. ~ Mira Grant

She told the truth as she saw it, and she died for it. I came along for the ride, and I lived. It wasn't worth it. But it was the truth, and it was what had to happen. ~ Mira Grant

I grinned, revealing the gap where my left incisor had been prior to a nasty encounter with a man who thought that running a zombie dog fighting ring would be a great way to spend his twilight years. Ben alwasy says I'd be more photogenic and pull better ratings if I got it fixed, but Ben can stuff it. I don't have the time or patience to mess around with dentures and bridges, and given the odds and how I tend to do my job, I'll probably be a zombie someday. Being a zombie with unbreakable titanium implants in my mouth seems like an asshole thing to do. ~ Mira Grant

Irwins are never more alive than when they're five minutes away from getting slaughtered. ~ Mira Grant

Hot, short, thorough," I said. I hesitated before adding, "Please." It never pays to insult computers that are smart enough to form sentences. Not when they're in control of the locks, and especially when they have the capacity to boil you in bleach.
"Absolutely," said the shower. ~ Mira Grant

I don't know how long I can do this before I go sane, and I can't cope anymore. ~ Mira Grant

... and Dave and I, we were doing this ... this weird circling thing, like we needed to figure out every single line of the script before we could even start the movie. I knew, and he knew, and we didn't do a damn thing about it ... It's like we thought everything had to be perfect, or it wouldn't work. Like it was a story. ~ Mira Grant

Isn't that the justification used by every scientist who made something wonderful, only to discover that they've made something terrible? 'We did it for Science. ~ Mira Grant

People crave fear. ~ Mira Grant

Knowledge that can be imparted loudly and with passion always lasts longer than knowledge that has to be whispered. ~ Mira Grant

Mankind has been forgetting this simple fact since the dawn of time: when we transgress, it is our children who must pay the price of those transgressions. ~ Mira Grant

I guess being brought back from the dead and used as a CDC lab rat would fuck up just about anybody. ~ Mira Grant

I'm not insane, I'm neurologically variant," she snapped back. "Sticks and stones, asshole. ~ Mira Grant

The truth may set you free. It won't fill your fuel tank. ~ Mira Grant

Next time you're wearing the 'look at my titties' shirt, and I'm filling the tank. ~ Mira Grant

The day was getting more interesting by the minute. I just had to hope it was the sort of interesting we'd live to talk about later. ~ Mira Grant

I'd say it was nice knowing you, but as you've effectively ruined my life, it almost certainly hasn't been. ~ Mira Grant

When you spend your days playing with dead things, one or two flip-outs are bound to come with the territory. ~ Mira Grant

Home sweet self-destructive emotionally abusive home. ~ Mira Grant

The Atargatis hadn't found the mermaids through a free and open exchange of ideas. The Atargatis had found the mermaids because the people on the ship were made of meat, and the mermaids had empty stomachs that they wanted to fill. That was how you found things, in the sea. Be delicious. That was all you ever had to do. ~ Mira Grant

Sometimes, the hardest habit to break is the habit of doing nothing beyond the necessary. ~ Mira Grant

That's what humanity does when faced with wolves. We take them in, tame them, and teach them how to keep us safe. ~ Mira Grant

No, that's too conservative, for I am a God among men and a poker into unpokeable places. ~ Mira Grant

Alive or dead, the truth won't rest. Rise up while you can. ~ Mira Grant

It's just an expensive eyesore announcing to the world that he's too hip to get his news online like the rest of the world," she reported dutifully. "How about you, Guy? Any trouble on the grounds? ~ Mira Grant

Sometimes science was the closest thing to the sword of an avenging angel humanity was ever going to get. ~ Mira Grant

There is a time when even reasonable men must begin to take unreasonable actions. To do anything else is to be less than human. And to those who would choose the safety of inaction over the danger of taking a stand, I have this to say: You bloody cowards. May you have the world that you deserve. - From ~ Mira Grant

Fear makes people stupid. ~ Mira Grant

Even saying good-bye isn't enough. There's always one more thing you should have had the time to say, or do, or ask. There's always going to be that one missing piece. ~ Mira Grant

Follow the rules whenever possible. That makes it a lot more surprising when you break them. ~ Mira Grant

At least you know that you're crazy. That means you have the potential to recover. ~ Mira Grant

A lot of people don't think my brother has a temper. It's like they assume I somehow sucked up the entire quota of "cranky," and now Shaun's perpetually cheery and ready for a challenge while I glower at people from behind my sunglasses and plot the downfall of the Western world. ~ Mira Grant

There comes a point when you need to get over the fear and get on with your life, and a lot of people don't seem to be capable of that anymore. From blood tests to gated communities, we have embraced the cult of fear, and now we don't seem to know how to put it back where it belongs. ~ Mira Grant

I honestly have no idea what's going on anymore. I just need to find something I can hit.
(Shaun Mason) ~ Mira Grant

But that was the thing about reality. It didn't need to make sense. ~ Mira Grant

It was beautiful, in its own terrible way.
So many monsters are. ~ Mira Grant

I never thought it was possible to overlook your own death, but apparently it is. ~ Mira Grant

And then everything was in the hands of gravity, which has never had much love for the terminally stupid. ~ Mira Grant

She was a surface creature where surface creatures had no business being, and it delighted her. ~ Mira Grant

You're a miracle," he breathed.
"You're a miracle," the mermaid echoed, before it leaned up and carefully, almost delicately, ripped away his throat. ~ Mira Grant

The thought was sobering. How many people's motives didn't match up with what I'd taken for their actions? How many villains were the heroes of their own stories? I didn't know, and I was terribly afraid that I was never going to find out. ~ Mira Grant