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“Mr Lockwood,' he said slowly. 'It's like the end of the world.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Hollow Boy

“What kind of life was it, to sit dumbly in the dark, in living fear of death? Better to go out and face it, head-on.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Hollow Boy

“There was a quality about him - fragile, but at the same time steely and undaunted - that managed to awaken your sense of pity without irritating you at the same time. In a world where no kid can really afford to be helpless, where most of us risk our lives in a matter of course, that was quite a hard balance to achieve.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Creeping Shadow

“I don't know how old the man was... but he was definitely closer to coffin than crib.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Hollow Boy