“There are no cats in UnLondon, for example, because they’re not magic and mysterious at all, they’re idiots.”

— China Miéville , book Un Lun Dun

Source: Un Lun Dun (2007), Chapter 12, “Safe Conduct” (p. 53)

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English writer 1972

Eric Sykes (1923–2012) English actor and director

Quoted in The Daily Telegraph, 4 Jul 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/9375396/Eric-Sykes.html

“Never trust a cat, anyway. All they’re good for is stringing tennis racquets.”

Roger Zelazny book A Night in the Lonesome October

October 6 (p. 28)
A Night in the Lonesome October (1993)

“Most people are blind to magic. They move through a blank and empty world. They’re bored with their lives, and there’s nothing they can do about it. They’re eaten alive by longing, and they’re dead before they die.”

Lev Grossman The Magicians

Source: The Magicians

“Then who shot me? (Zarek)
One of them idiot Squires. Hell if I know which one. They all kind of look alike when they’re not yours. (Jess)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon book Dance with the Devil

Source: Dance with the Devil

“You're an idiot,” Lucy said. “Just ’cause you don’t understand them don’t mean they’re out to get you.”

Cherie Priest book Boneshaker

Source: Boneshaker (2009), p. 265

“Maybe it’s because women feel they want to maintain some mystery that they’re not gross, to be more attractive or something. For me it’s all part of intimacy. That’s how I define intimacy – living closer and being more honest, closer to what your real desires are – and it’s exciting.”

Ali Wong (1982) American actress, comedian, and writer

On her views as to why women are reluctant to talk intimately about their bodies in “'God, I was disgusting!' – Ali Wong on why women's bodies are the last taboo” https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/oct/17/god-i-was-disgusting-ali-wong-on-why-womens-bodies-are-the-last-taboo in The Guardian (2019 Oct 17)