Grave Robbing Quotes

“Manfried imagined the stars to be jewels shining in the depths of a long-sealed crypt and, drifting off, he almost glimpsed himself prying open the lid of night and stuffing his pockets with the glittering gems.”
― Jesse Bullington, The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart

“At the time, most bodies worked on by anatomists were cold indeed. They were brought to Edinburgh from all over Britain -- some came by way of the Union Canal. The resurrectionists -- body-snatchers -- pickled them in whisky for transportation. It was a lucrative trade."

"But did the whisky get drunk afterwards?"

Devlin chuckled. "Economics would dictate that it did.”
― Ian Rankin, The Falls

“At the end of life, nobody knows where the spirit goes.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“Even in prosperous times the living robbed the dead”
― Jocelyn Murray, Khu: A Tale of Ancient Egypt

“You know it’s gonna take more than some grave robbing charge to hold or stop the man. Besides, you didn’t let me finish. The bodies were rising out of the ground.”
― Justin Bienvenue, A Bloody Bloody Mess In the Wild Wild West