593 Quotes by Gail Carriger

  • Author Gail Carriger
  • Quote

    A lady is never disreputable in public, unless intended for manipulation of sympathies.

  • Share

  • Author Gail Carriger
  • Quote

    Percy has a cat, named Footnote. Or as Virgil put it, Footnote has a human, named Percy.

  • Share

  • Author Gail Carriger
  • Quote

    If I don’t like it, I stop. Life’s too short to read a book that doesn’t entertain me.

  • Share


  • Author Gail Carriger
  • Quote

    I have always preferred isolation. Less chance of betrayal. Occasionally, as I get older, I wonder if perhaps it might once have been worth the risk.

  • Share


  • Author Gail Carriger
  • Quote

    Professor Lyall said, “His lordship did say something about dealing with an embarrassing family emergency.” “Am I not family?” wondered Lady Maccon. To which Lyall muttered under his breath, “And often embarrassing.

  • Share

  • Author Gail Carriger
  • Quote

    And the three ladies, as is often the case when women of sense serve tea to men of passion, prevailed.

  • Share

  • Author Gail Carriger
  • Quote

    Just because history says it isn’t possible doesn’t mean that there aren’t exceptions.

  • Share