Michael Penning > Quotes

“We must always be wary of the evil men do in the name of their God.”
― Michael Penning, The Black Testament

“She knew better than most that darkness rarely passes by those it has touched once. It returns”
― Michael Penning, The Hellfire House

“He clutched at his chest as a searing wave spread to his heart like a spark sizzling along a cannon fuse. All that remained was for the charge to explode.”
― Michael Penning, All Hallows Eve

“She didn’t know if she would ever forgive her father for what he had done to her as a child, but she wanted to try. He had at least wanted to be a better man. And that was worth something.”
― Michael Penning, Solitude

“Even as the answers eluded her, Judith knew she must endure, that she must carry the weight of her sorrow for the sake of her surviving children. It was the price a mother pays for loving so fiercely.”
― Michael Penning, The Black Testament

“She had endured worse storms than this—both literal and metaphorical—and she would not show weakness before reaching her destination.”
― Michael Penning, The Hellfire House

“The other wolves burst from the woods, snarling and ready to kill. Megan hid Piper’s face in her jacket and watched in rapt horror as they descended on Thoreau while he lay fighting desperately for his life.”
― Michael Penning, Solitude

“I cannot let you do this,” Gideon intoned. Anna fixed him with a furious glare. “Let me? Do you forget whom you serve?” “I serve your mother, child. Even now and until the end of days. She is the one who bound me to you, to be your conscience and protect you… even from yourself.”
― Michael Penning, The Black Testament

“The woods were her home and refuge, the one place where she felt the most safe.”
― Michael Penning, Solitude