Top 300 Rachel Caine Quotes (2026 Update)
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201. “Jess understood, at a very fundamental level, that when he’d seen that book being destroyed, he’d seen a light pass out of the world.”

— Rachel Caine

202. “Women watched their allies as much as their enemies, if they wished to prevent trouble and keep their power. Especially if all of their subordinates and peers were men. Unfair, perhaps, but practical.”

— Rachel Caine

203. “Claire: So we do nothing? Michael: We do the best nothing you’ve ever seen.”

— Rachel Caine

204. “One thing you learn early growing up a girl – people always talk, whatever you do,′ Glain said. ‘What bliss it must be to be male.”

— Rachel Caine

205. “And so the very institution we thought would bring the most light to the world has instead drowned it in shadows, and claimed that shadow as full sun. And we, poor blind creatures, have believed the lie. It.”

— Rachel Caine

206. “Shred all that, then take the pieces to the incinerator at the end of the hall for burning. I like to be thorough.”

— Rachel Caine

207. “And girls are much more mature.” Eve nodded wisely. “So you’re about ten years older than Shane, then.”

— Rachel Caine

208. “She didn’t know what Liam made his coffee with, but it had to be magical sparkles and crack beans, because it was the most delicious stuff she’d ever tasted.”

— Rachel Caine

209. “You know what we call pedestrians in Morganville? Mobile bloodbanks.”

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210. “Patrick walked in dressed in an utterly unmentionable bathrobe. I was pretty sure that Disney wouldn’t have approved of what their cartoon characters were doing on that dark blue satin background. On the other hand, I was really glad he had on the bathrobe.”

— Rachel Caine

211. “Now,” said Brandons low, cold voice. “Lets not be rude eve.”

— Rachel Caine

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212. “You were leaving, and you didn’t even know if I was okay.”

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213. “As she turned to concentrate on the portal, Eve tugged on Claire’s shirt. “What?” “Ask him where he got the boots.” “You ask.” Personally, Claire wanted the vampire bunny slippers.”

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214. “Are you all right?” The question surprised Jess, and it broke through his black shell enough to make him throw a look at his friend. “No.” I didn’t think you were. Everyone wants you to be. That must be worse, that they think you should be fine.”

— Rachel Caine

215. “The first purpose of a librarian is to preserve and defend our books. Sometimes, that means dying for them – or making someone else die for them. Tota est scientia.”

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216. “I’d feel a whole lot better about the two of us if you didn’t think I was the go-to guy for breaking and entering.”

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217. “She hardly felt the steps down the aisle, though she did feel the weight of all eyes on her as she walked. It was over in what seemed far too little time, and then her dad handed her off to Shane, and her heart almost stopped as his eyes met hers.”

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218. “Shane: “Bro,” he said, in an injured tone, “I had to go out with a flamethrower, and you weren’t there to see it.” Michael: “Pics or it didn’t happen.” Shane: “Dude, little busy for pics. You know, throwing flame.” – Black Dawn.”

— Rachel Caine

219. “Bite me, Dracula.”

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220. “That’s kind of a leap, but the Russian judge gave you a nine point five for style, so okay.”

— Rachel Caine

221. “Ah, Morganville. Where dressing to hide bloodstains was just good daily planning.”

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222. “Claire: Seriously? My mom? Let you in my room? In the middle of the night? Michael: Moms like me.”

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223. “Damn, Claire. Warn a guy before you do a face-plant on the floor next time. I could have looked all heroic and caught you or something -Shane.”

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224. “He lives in a hole in the ground, dresses funny, and occasionally eats his assistants,” Eve said. “Define crazy.”

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225. “The vamp in McMann’s stared at me. I guess he didn’t like the Goth look. Most of them don’t; somehow they think I’m making fun of them. Which I totally am.”

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226. “I only need to know one thing. Am I going to need the flamethrower?”

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227. “She felt like there was light dripping from her fingertips. Spilling out of her toes. She felt full of light, in fact, warm buttery sunlight.”

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228. “The Morganville in her wanted to tell people to go home and be safe, but she knew that was verging on crazy. The world these laughing people lived in was a very different place. She was in a very different place.”

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229. “Mortals simply aren’t what they used to be,” he said. “A thousand years ago, you would have bartered your immortal soul for a crust of stale bread. Now I can’t even get you to gamble at all, even for your freedom.”

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230. “There’s nothing quite as scorching as a teenager’s contempt. It has a breathless sting, and it lingers for a very long time.”

— Rachel Caine

231. “Hey! Sorry, lady, but nobody’s staking anybody at this party! I hung a disco ball for this.”

— Rachel Caine

232. “With the right books, we can change everything.”

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233. “Not all knowledge is books. Those out there, they’re history is stone. Men carved them. Men sweated in this sun to put them there, to make their city more beautiful. Who are you to say what’s worthy for men to see today, or tomorrow?”

— Rachel Caine

234. “Tell you what: you can be Glammera the vampire hunter. I’ll stick with being manly and heavily armed.”

— Rachel Caine

235. “One should never create tension between one’s footwear.”

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236. “NBD, I know, stands for no big deal.”

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237. “Hello again, I said to death. I was resigned, if not ready.”

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238. “You did what was right for those who agreed with you, and that is all in the past. We are talking about our future. Oliver, we cannot live as we did.”

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239. “Always remember the words of Descartes: The reading of all good books is like conversion with the finest men of the past centuries.”

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240. “Things happen. Things that physics and math and crap that gets measured in a lab can’t explain. People aren’t just laws and rules, Claire. They’re... sparks. Sparks of something beautiful and huge. And some sparks glow brighter.”

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241. “Even in an apocalypse like this, surely running out of Coke qualified as a disaster.”

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242. “You call us book lovers, and it’s true. We are. And so are you, at heart. You believe in the power of them to change the world.”

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243. “What in the hell is going on around here?” she yelled. “Could you guys keep it down to aircraft-carrier noise?”

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244. “But he was starting to realize that maybe he didn’t really have a home, except with the people he loved.”

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245. “Harte sent one of her revived men after him, and Pat sent him back in boxes.”

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246. “In this whole screwed up town, you’re the only thing that’s always been right to me,” He whispered. “I love you, Claire” said Shane.”

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247. “I’ve bowed to you for too long, and if I continue to do it, we will all suffer.”

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248. “I’d blurted out the question only to keep him from noticing that I was working my hands free, but the Warden behind me, some young brown-haired surfer dude, yelled a warning. “She’s getting loose!” Narc.”

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249. “Unless you want to hang a This Vein for Rent sign around your neck, move already!”

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250. “I gambled for the soul of the Library. And I lost.”

— Rachel Caine