by William Ritter
‘Marlowe is a good man and a competent detective, but he notices what anyone would notice: the extraordinary. He spots bloodstains and mad men in red pajamas. I see the things more extraordinary still, the things no one else sees. But you – you notice mailboxes and waste-baskets and…and people. One who can see the ordinary is extraordinary indeed, Abigail Rook.’ P.69
by Libba Bray
’…dreams can’t be contained for long. Their natural trajectory is forward. Out. Up. Away. Past all barriers and borders. Into the world. This is true of nightmares, too.’ Loc 4487
by Libba Bray
“When the world moves forward too fast for some people, they try to pull us all back with their fear.” P.483
“Tana. In all my long life, though there were many times I prayed for it, no one has ever saved me. No one but you.”
- Page 303
“You don’t have your licence yet.”
“But I can drive with my learners permit as long as an adult is in the car. Hi Mrs Fern.” – page 171
”Men throughout the continent quailed at the mere sight of his scowl and this little bit of a woman claimed his temper was endearing?” – 78%