"All stories are lies. But good stories are lies made from light and fire. And they lift our hearts out of the dust, and out of the grave."
- Mike Carey
"You know what pulp is, Mr. Tallis? It's the flesh of a luscious fruit, mashed down into an incredible, half liquid richness. so saturated with flavor that it fills your whole body, not just your mouth..."
"We make our own monsters, then fear them for what they show us about ourselves."
"No, there are no special places in hell. Hell is a democracy."
"I have stared into the light and you are all my shadows."
"You move on. You move back. On because you're always getting older, back because there's always a set of habits and routines to catch you and suck you back in when your guard is down."
"The trouble is, writing the damn thing is like unscrewing your skull and pouring the contents of your brain into an empty tank. The tank has a shape, more or less - has more or less defined edges, a b..."
"Beliefs are collars to which leashes can be attached"
"And for Peter... well, sometimes cruelty is kindness in disguise. Sometimes pain is the best teacher. Sometimes it does you no harm to realize that there's a limit to what you can get away with."