Sabina

“On the black cotton was printed a white skull and crossbones - the skull head grinning as if he were mocking her. The nun struggled for her breath and wanted to drop the evil little banner, but her fingers wouldn't let go of it - making her stare into its horrid death face as if she were looking at her own end.”
― Victoria Dougherty, The Bone Church

“What the hell, if you are going to roll the dice with Lucifer, I say go the distance.”
― Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow

“Some days are better than others, for human optimism has no limits.”
― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator

“Henceforth nothing could shake him and no doubt could cause him to waver. He had found his way to sphinxlike imperturbability.”
― Patrick Süskind, The Pigeon