Lord Maccon Quotes

#1. Lord Maccon, being Lord Maccon and good at such things, then changed, right there in the Thames, from dog-paddling wolf to large man treading water. He did so flawlessly, so that his head never went under the water. Professor Lyall suspected him of practicing such maneuvers in the bathtub.

Gail Carriger

#2. That woman," Lord Maccon spat,"is is definitely alpha and most certainly female.

Gail Carriger

#3. I Preserve the nonviable embryo in formaldehyde for future study. Lord Maccon has been drinking my samples. When confronted, he admitted to be enjoying both the refreshing beverage and the 'crunchy pickled snack' as well. I was not pleased (Professor Lyall to Madame Lefoux)

Gail Carriger

#4. As a general rule, Lord Maccon appreciated a voluptuous woman. He liked a bit of meat on the female form, more to grab on to - and more to chew off.

Gail Carriger

#5. The universe can best be pictured as consisting of pure thought, the thought of what for want of a better word we must describe as a mathematical thinker.

James Jeans

#6. When there's a shadow, you follow the sun.
When there is love, then you look for the one.
And for the promises, there is the sky.
And for the heavens are those who can fly.

Enya

#7. Lady Maccon wondered if she had ever been so foolish over Lord Maccon. Then she recalled that her affection generally took the form of threats and verbal barbs. She gave herself a pat on the back for avoiding sentimentality.

Gail Carriger

#8. Lord Maccon had the good grace to look sheepish-if a werewolf can be said to look sheepish.

Gail Carriger

#9. No, Lord Maccon was riproaring, tumble down, without a doubt, pickled beyond the gherkin.

Gail Carriger

#10. I always assumed everybody shared my love for overcast skies. It came as a shock to find out that some people prefer sunshine.

Glenn Gould

#11. Making love with his ego.

David Bowie

#12. The French inventor told the acting troupe about Lord Maccon's death.

Gail Carriger

#13. Please, Lord Maccon, use one of the cups. My delicate sensibilities."
The earl actually snorted.
"My dear Miss Tarabotti, if you possessed any such things, you certainly have never shown them to me.

Gail Carriger

#14. I think of my films as not necessarily political but more moral. Between my father, my stepfather, and my mother - they all felt pretty passionately about the importance of standing up and doing the right thing, and none of them were suck-ups. What motivates me is usually abuse of power.

Alex Gibney

#15. I have never farted in front of a guy I fancied before - I was so embarrassed!.

Rebecca Loos

#16. Hello, princess," said Lord Maccon to the vampire.
"Got yourself into quite a pickle this time, didn't you?"
Lord Akeldama looked him up and down. "My sweet young naked boy, you are hardly one to talk. Not that I mind, of course.

Gail Carriger

#17. Lord Maccon, might we have words on the proper tying of a cravat? For my sanity's sake?
Lord Maccon was nonplussed. Professor Lyall, on the other hand, was pained. "I do what I can." Lord Akeldama looked at him, pity in his eyes. "You are a brave man.

Gail Carriger

#18. Lord Maccon was built like a brick outhouse, with opinions twice as unmoving and often equally full of crap.

Gail Carriger

#19. Lord Maccon looked up. "Grovel, you say?"
Lyall did not glance away from the latest vampire report he was perusing. "Grovel, my lord.

Gail Carriger

#20. Lord Maccon reflected upon the state of his life wherein he had somehow gained a spouse who could not give a pig's foot for the latest dresses out of Paris but who whined about not owning an aethographic transmitter. Well, at least the two were comparable obsessions so far as expense was concerned.

Gail Carriger

#21. We live in a culture that expects instantaneous gratification for everything, and the web has only enhanced that in many ways. It empowers in many ways, but it also makes people believe 'I should have everything right now.'

Tony Robbins

#22. Never knew a man not to be improved by a dog.

Robert Ruark

#23. Lord Maccon was Scottish-big; this gentleman was only English-big - there was a distinct difference.

Gail Carriger

#24. No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

Maya Angelou

#25. Yeah? What're you planning?"
"She nixed the keg and the strippers, so I don't know. Maybe we'll have a bonfire and torch some furniture.

Jessica Martinez

#26. Don't you think it's about time you sobered up?"
"Wait, lemme ponder that." Lord Maccon paused, as though giving the matter deep consideration. "Nope.

Gail Carriger

#27. The neurotic circles ceaselessly above a fogged-in airport.

Mignon McLaughlin

#28. Stop playing verbal games with me, madam, or I shall go out into that ballroom, find your mother, and bring her here

Gail Carriger

#29. He lived in two modes, the apparent and the veiled, and in two realms, the opera and the sewer, and he shuttled between them like a genie.

Walter Kirn

#30. Stop comparing yourself with anybody. Compare yourself with yourself, for yourself and by yourself. We are uniquely pottered and purposed by our maker!

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

#31. He has been mad for you these many months, ever since you prodded him in the nether regions with a hedgehog.

Gail Carriger

#32. With his wife's imperious face peering down at him, Lord Maccon took a moment to wonder why he had thought to crave such a woman in his life. Alexia bent over and nibbled at his chest. Ah, yes, initiative and ingenuity.

Gail Carriger

#33. Very well, Lord Maccon. If we are going to play this particular hand, would you be interested in becoming my ... " "Mistress?

Gail Carriger