Paul Durham > Quotes

“House Rule Number One: Don't stop, talk or questions ask, beware of men wearing masks.

House Rule Number Two: He may run and he may hide, but Shady must never go outside.

House Rule Number Three: Lock your door with the Black Moon's rise, don't come out until morning shines.

House Rule Number Four: Worn under sun and under moon, never remove the O'Chanters' rune.

House Rule Number Five: If four fails and the bogs again crawl, don't break one, break them all.”
― Paul Durham, The Luck Uglies

“long, pointed nose jutted forth from its cheeks, its face more leather than stone. Like a mask. Rye did not come from a home with many rules, but the ones she lived by were absolute and unbreakable. The first House Rule flashed through her mind. HOUSE”
― Paul Durham, The Luck Uglies

“In her long history of bad decisions, even Rye had to admit this one might be her worst.”
― Paul Durham, The Luck Uglies

“All I have sought is to unlock every doorway I could for you, then let you step through the one you see fit.” Rye blinked her wide eyes slowly. “But what if I don’t know which one to step through?” she asked. Harmless just smiled before answering. “Sometimes, discovering the wrong ones is as valuable as finding the right.”
― Paul Durham, The Luck Uglies #3: Rise of the Ragged Clover

“You must cherish these items, but be warned. Theses charms are not shortcuts, their powers shall only come to you over time. With great practice, skill, and dedication It may take years before they begin to reveal the powers I describe. No charm will make a lazy child great; But it may make a child who strives for greatness extraordinary.”
― Paul Durham, The Luck Uglies

“Maybe the ghosts who walk this cemetery are just lonely. They don't have any hearts to go home to.”
― Paul Durham, The Luck Uglies

“There are no such things as heroes. After all, for every man we call a hero, is he not cursed as our enemies’ greatest villain? So don your mask, young master. Don’t be afraid to bend the laws of shadow and light. And leave it to history to brand you as it deems fit.”
― Paul Durham, The Luck Uglies #3: Rise of the Ragged Clover

“What I mean is, I think they stay right where they've always been...in our hearts and in our thoughts. I'd guess, Reilly, that I'd say we're all haunted. Haunted by those we've loved but are no longer with us. That's where the dead go.
-Harmless O'Chanter”
― Paul Durham, The Luck Uglies

“Nightshade Fur Bottom O’Chanter was the thick ball of black fur curled up by the fireplace. Everyone called him Shady for short.”
― Paul Durham, The Luck Uglies

“My earliest memory is of a crib,
a darkened room, and three shadows
slipping through the doorway
with bad intentions.”
― Paul Durham, The Last Gargoyle