

“Under the lake by Anvil Creek, a man has been frozen much like another man in the same wilderness had been frozen, in this area of Alaska where silence is the loudest sound.”
― The Ancestor
― The Ancestor

“An idea came to me. A crazy idea. I wanted to sneak into Holler’s estate located behind Holler Enterprises and find out more about what he had going on. I wanted to know about all those other buildings that could be seen stretching back into a heavily wooded area. Did it go all the way back to Santa Rosaria Sound?”
― Treacherous Estate
― Treacherous Estate

“This is a good resolution for all concerned. It was nice meeting you.” I’ve got to get out of here before I explode!”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Tell me something that only I will ever know, was perhaps what she wanted to ask him, or, What will you remember me by? - or even, Nothing of the least importance has ever belonged to me; can you help?”
― The Haunting of Hill House
― The Haunting of Hill House

“only a handful of pregnant women are like Emily; that is, they go to the hospital with pain and get the surprise of their life by delivering a child. Using Emily’s least-favorite math term, decimals, the number would be 0.0004 percent of all U.S. births. About fifteen hundred surprise babies a year.”
― Making Hearts
― Making Hearts
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