In Tybalt's case, it means bloody control of the local Court of Cats. He became their king by right of blood; he's held the position by beating the crap out of anyone who tries to take it away. The Wait Side take a more direct and bloody approach to succession than most Faerie.

— Seanan McGuire

I really don’t think you should put your hand inside the manticore, dear. You don’t know where it’s been. —Enid Healy

— Seanan McGuire

I squared my shoulders, trying to ignore the fact that I was standing in the apartment of the sea witch, wearing a fairy-tale prom gown, waiting for the attack of the mermaids.

— Seanan McGuire

I stared at her. "But she drugged us."" That is no longer news, dumbass. Are you going to ask why she drugged you?"" Allright," I said, narrowing my eyes. "Why?"" Because, dear October, you're the most passively suicidal person I've ever met, and that's saying something. You'll never open your wrists, but you'll run headfirst into hell. You'll have good reasons. Furthermore, you'll have great reasons, even. And a part of you will be praying that you won't come out again.

— Seanan McGuire

I think the rules where different there. It was all about science, but the science was magical. It didn't care about whether something could be done. Furthermore, it was about whether it should be done, and the answer was always, always yes.

— Seanan McGuire

It's not hard to marginalize people when they've already done it to themselves.

— Seanan McGuire

I've never liked being looked at like I was a hero. I always wind up letting someone down. Sometimes I get lucky. Sometimes the only person who gets hurt is me.

— Seanan McGuire

I watch him go, and wonder if being good isn't its own punishment as much as it's supposed to be its own reward.

— Seanan McGuire

I wondered how much time they'd spent practicing entrances like this one, smoothing away their rough edges and rendering them brief but potent expressions of effortless grace. I decided to stop thinking about it, and just be grateful that there was no circumstance, however, unlikely, that could put me in their place.

— Seanan McGuire

I would love a sandwich,' said Tybalt, with enough gravity to make it sound like a formal proclamation. Resolved: that we will have ham and cheese sandwiches.

— Seanan McGuire