feste_thejester

“The last, I think; for, O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend!”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [and The Bottle Imp]

“My heart dropped. I was going to die, in this place, this inexplicable place. And the man I had spent countless hours reading about, who had helped me through the darkest times, was going to be the one to kill me.”
― Ashley Tropea, Missing in the Pages

“I winced as he pushed the dagger harder into my flesh and I felt a small trickle of blood slide down my neck. "Okay, okay, th-the truth is my name is Elizabeth Burrough. I'm from twenty-first century America. I have no idea how I got here. All I know is I fell asleep reading my favourite book - _this_ book - and when I woke up, I was inside of it. You, Stone, William, Lord Gallagher, all of you - you're all characters from the book. _That's_ how I know everything that's going to happen, _that's_ why I keep telling you I don't belong here, and _that's_ why I insist that you hurry to the deck before William loses his balance and goes flying over the railing where he'll be swallowed by a whale." I stared at him, breathing hard. _Please, don't hurt me._

He was silent for a moment as if he couldn't tell whether I was joking or not. His eyes burned into mine. I couldn't read the expression on his face and had no clue what the next words out of his mouth would be. Finally, he said, "There are no whales here this time of year.”
― Ashley Tropea, Missing in the Pages

“I am Caspian Rogers and I am the captain of this ship," he ground out. "You are my hostage. Understand? You continue to exist because I allow it. You will not speak out of turn, you will not speak to _me_ at all, and if I hear you say that name ever again, I will slit your throat without a second thought. Am I clear?”
― Ashley Tropea, Missing in the Pages