In the realm where magic intertwines with the mundane, urban fantasy emerges as a genre that captivates readers with its blend of reality and the fantastical. As we navigate bustling cityscapes shrouded in mystery and brimming with supernatural elements, each story offers a unique tapestry of imagination and intrigue. Within these tales lie powerful words that resonate deeply, sparking inspiration and wonder. We invite you to journey with us through a curated collection of 50 urban fantasy quotes that not only ignite the imagination but also inspire the soul. Whether you are a longtime fan or new to the genre, these quotes promise to unveil the spellbinding brilliance of urban fantasy, capturing the essence of worlds where the extraordinary thrives alongside the everyday.
1. “Anya looked upon Nin admirably. Having him as a partner-in-crime—if only on this one occasion, which she hoped would only be the start of something more—was more revitalizing than the cheap thrills of a cookie-cutter shallow, superficial romance, where the top priority was how beautiful a person was on the outside.” - Jess C. Scott
2. “People--stupid when they lived; potentially stupid when they died.” - Rob Thurman
3. “Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue).” - Jess C. Scott
4. “Let the spirits guide you, but never let them take you.” - E.J. Stevens
5. “from Out of the Darkness (book 2):Zoe met Eric's eyes. Even in her platforms she was still a few inches shorter than he was. "And what do you do?"His mouth quirked. "I set people on fire.” - Jaime Rush
6. “In real life I do violence, but for psychic stuff I do other things better.” - Laurell K. Hamilton
7. “I try to be a good cop. I try to be a good little soldier and follow orders up to a point. But in the end I’m not really a cop, or a soldier. I am a legally sanctioned murderer. I am the Executioner.” - Laurell K. Hamilton
8. “I figured even the most jaded and cynical inhabitant might report a bloody girl in a party dress carrying a severed head by its hair.” - Faith Hunter
9. “If I couldn't be a good example, I'd just have to be a horrible warning.” - Darynda Jones
10. “Fuck the weather forecasters and their predictions. With magic, he’d just turned their Doppler radar upside down.Sapphire Phelan (Being Familiar With a Witch)” - Sapphire Phelan
11. “His witch had finally arrived. He knew it within his heart and he danced, giddy as a schoolboy on the first day of summer vacation.” - Sapphire Phelan
12. “I mean, electric shock? Isn’t that a bit... electric shock-y?” - Emmett Spain
13. “I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.” - Jess C. Scott
14. “This would go a lot easier if you'd stop screaming in pain,' Zoe told the muscular man lying beneath her.” - Jaime Rush
15. “I need a victim and no offense Yuki, but your carrot sticks are lacking in controversy.” - E.J. Stevens
16. “I don’t think we’ve been introduced,” I said. “My name’s Zara. I’m strong, I’m fast, and I totally kick ass. It’s great to be me...but that means right now it sucks to be you.” - Skyla Dawn Cameron
17. “Nil Sine Magno Labore ("Nothing without great effort") --Motto of Brooklyn College” - Tony-Paul de Vissage
18. “I clung to each word that fell from his lips like a spider to a web.” - Dannika Dark
19. “The brightest light casts the darkest shadow.” - Jess C. Scott
20. “I can be a gentleman off and on. When the urge hits me. - Tran” - Krista Alasti
21. “So what did you do, drug me, stuff me in the trunk, then dump me like a sacrificial offering into that vampire’s coffin? - Shella” - Krista Alasti
22. “God, why do I bother trying to help you? It’s not like you appreciate it. It’s not like the word ‘thanks’ is in your vocabulary. It’s like you’re not capable of being nice to someone you decided to despise when you were six-years-old. Sure, about twelve years have passed, but what’s time compared to your rock-headed mind? - Tran” - Krista Alasti
23. “Welcome back, Jem.” - J.A. Belfield
24. “Um. Charles thinks that his wolf has chosen me as his mate.""In less than one full day?" It did sound dumb when he said it that way."Yes." She couldn't keep the uncertainty out of her voice, though, and it bothered Charles. He rolled to his feet and growled softly."Charles also said I was an Omega wolf," she told his father. "That might have something to do with it as well."Silence lengthened and she began to think that the cell phone might have dropped the connection. Then the Marrok laughed softly. "Oh his brother is going to tease him unmercifully about this.” - Patricia Briggs
25. “Why did you wear heels? How are you supposed to fight a gargoyle in what you're wearing?” - Priya Ardis
26. “Les heures passèrent. Même si la défense et la guerre n'avaient jamais été mon dada, la sécurité des vampires était hautement contextuelle et donc incroyablement intéressante. Il y avait des liens avec l'histoire (les vampires s'étaient fait baiser par le passé!), la politique (La Maison X nous avait baisé par le passé!), la philosophie (pourquoi croyez-vous qu'on nous avait baisé par le passé?) l'éthique (si nous ne buvions pas le sang des humains, nous serions-nous fait baiser par le passé?) et, bien-sûr, la stratégie (comment nous avait-on baisé? Comment pouvait-on éviter de nous faire baiser de nouveau ou, mieux encore, comment pouvions-nous les baiser en premier?)” - Chloe Neill
27. “What I knew for sure was that he had a quick temper, a cocky attitude, and a southern accent... Apparently he also has a pet cougar.” - Stacy Mantle
28. “I’m one hell of a public speaker, baby. I’m going to let them see the pain, but if you turn around and start treating me like some damaged little victim, I will murder you. In your sleep.” - Moira Rogers
29. “The combination of razor-sharp wit (completely real) and his credentials (completely fake) had won them over in the end.” - Priya Ardis
30. “The last declaration he'd made to me hung between us. The L word. The one that had nothing to do with like.” - Priya Ardis
31. “All governments, even these precious “democracies,” derive all their power by force. Do something the government doesn’t want, like, say, cross the street against the light, refuse to submit to its authority, and it won’t be long before they’ll use some form of force, usually a weapon and the threat of death or injury, to compel you to comply.” - S. Evan Townsend
32. “Shit happens. But so does magic." ~ Celia Wird, SEALED WITH A CURSE: A Weird Girls Novel” - Cecy Robson
33. “If a faerie, a vampire, and a demon walk into a bar, you wait for the punch line. At Private Eye, when a faerie, a vampire, and a demon walk through the door, it’s just another day at the office.” - E.J. Stevens
34. “The wolves wait for you, little lamb.” - Keri Lake
35. “He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again. I pictured smacking him in the face.” - Priya Ardis
36. “I noticed him right away. No, it wasn’t his lean, rugged face. Or the dark waves of shiny hair that hung just a little too long on his forehead. It wasn’t the slim, collarless biker jacket he wore, hugging his lean shoulders. It was the way he stood. The confident way he waited in the cafeteria line to get a slice of pizza. He didn’t saunter. He didn’t amble. He stood at the center, and let the other people buzz around him. His stance was straight and sure.” - Priya Ardis
37. “Simon laughed heartily. “I’m afraid the rest of us have to find talents to get our women into bed. Of course once they’re there, I have other talents that keep them right where they are.”“Handcuffs hardly count,” Christian said offhandedly.“If you mean the ladies cuffing me to the bed so they can explore Hunt Island,” he said, rubbing his chest, “…then point taken. These hands are capable of making any female climax by the mere brush of a pinky across her bare breast.”“I must have gone to the wrong island,” I said with a private laugh.” - Dannika Dark
38. “He pulled back, but only enough to lock his eyes onto mine as he held my face in his hands. “It will always be you, Cassandra,” he whispered against my lips. Then he kissed me again, much softer this time, as if gently transferring every ounce of love he had for me onto my lips. I didn’t need any words, this was all I ever needed to know that he loved me.Everything around me faded. All my worries, all my fears disappeared when he touched me. We weren’t stuck in this Hell, we weren’t even in its realm. We were in our own world, no one around to save, or to slay. God, if only we could stay here. I didn’t want to face reality, not when I had him here with me now, not after thinking I’d lost him.” - L.J. Kentowski
39. “He may be stronger, but I'm not defenseless. He knows that, of coarse. That's why he's here. He wants me for what I can do after all.” - Sophie Jordan
40. “My body slid from human to wolf in a crack! of black smoke. Wolf was panting and I watched frost dissipate on my hot tongue, sending tiny rivulets of steam into the air. The world was sharp and clear, and I never realized how many different colors of shadow there were. It made me savor the dark beauty of night even more.” - Heather Heffner
41. “Hovering above me, directly over the twirling Merkabah, was the cosmic phenomena I hoped for but had not truly expected.” - L.Z. Marie
42. “Her thoughts pulsated through him, frantic, desperate, pleading for him to stay behind.“I won’t—can’t,” he murmured. “If you’re going, so am I.”She exhaled a laborious sigh and flung her arms around his neck; her warm breath fanned over his skin as she tightened her grip. “If you die, Andrew, I’ll track you across multiple dimensions just to say I warned you,” she cautioned, voice tender.” - Laura Kreitzer
43. “You got secrets you better keepTake flight before she cuts you deep- Sam's song” - Helen Boswell
44. “We need to talk," he insisted, opening the door to his jeep that was parked next to my car. I was still holding out hope this would end and I would see his smile soon. "What's wrong?" I retaliated before I go in. "There's something you need to know, something I haven't told you," he said, taking my backpack from me.” - S.G. Holster
45. “What," asked Mr Croup, "do you want?""What," asked the Marquis de Carabas, a little more rhetorically, "does anyone want?""Dead things," suggested Mr Vandemar. "Extra teeth.” - Neil Gaiman
46. “Humans did not want to know about non-humans. Funny thing was most non-humans felt the same way, happy to hide their abilities and talents to avoid witch hunts and wholesale slaughter.” - Mary Buckham
47. “Death doesn’t always want your eternal sleep. Sometimes Death just wants your eternity.” - Jacquelynn Gagne
48. “I will not be threatened. Do you understand me?’ He leaned closer again, his lips less than a couple of inches from hers. ‘Now try saying it without trembling.” - Lindsay J. Pryor
49. “The rarity of what you hold is more powerful than you can imagine. It is a gift for humanity and the most lethal curse to the vampires.” - Lindsay J. Pryor
50. “Colega ei îşi făcuse un titlu de glorie din sângele rece şi avea o rezervă aparent inepuizabilă de poveşti pentru cei uşor impresionabili. Cea mai de succes istorie, care punea întotdeauna pe gânduri debutanţii în meseria lor păcătoasă, privea un accident feroviar. Fuseseră atunci vreo cinci morţi în maşina transformată de locomotiva unui accelerat într-o învălmăşeală de fiare, iar Corina se lăuda oricui vroia să o asculte cum a obţinut un instantaneu şocant. Am adunat câteva bucăţele de creier împrăştiate şi le-am pus alături, chiar pe linia ferată. A ieşit o poză beton!” - Stefana Cristina Czeller
