“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!”
― Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [and The Bottle Imp]
― Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [and The Bottle Imp]
“He crooked a tired grin and turned, staring blankly at the wall in front of him. "You have no idea what I've done, the things I've seen, how I've become as powerful as I am. Your pure little brain couldn't even begin to come up with the different ways I've-" He cut himself off, shaking his head and facing me again. "In this life, there is only one way to make sure you don't get crushed; you must be willing to do the crushing.”
― Missing in the Pages
― Missing in the Pages
“He looked so...isolated in that moment, standing on the other side of the room, in a world make of ocean and daggers and nothing else.”
― Missing in the Pages
― Missing in the Pages
“I am surely not the only writer who has the distinct sense that every sentence I write is surrounded by the ghosts of the sentences I could have written at that point, but didn't.”
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“With furrowed brows, I obeyed, repeating his words in the poshest English accent I could muster. "Just give it a go."
His whole body locked up and he looked as if he'd seen a ghost. Swallowing hard, he nodded and glanced out the window. "Perfect.”
― Missing in the Pages
His whole body locked up and he looked as if he'd seen a ghost. Swallowing hard, he nodded and glanced out the window. "Perfect.”
― Missing in the Pages
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