"Fear is a prison in which we place ourselves. You need only to press against the bars to realize that the door is always unlocked, and you are always free to leave."
- Luna DeMasi
"It felt oily inside her head. There were strings of Xavier Stancliff caught inside of her, holding on and spiderwebbing out as he plotted and waited and thought: this is all the bitch deserves. Swallo..."
- Angele Gougeon
"Do you know how to hide a dead body?"
- Chris Grams
"Detective Inspector Carver took a picture from the breast pocket of his suit. He handed it to me. ‘This is what you did, Michael. Take a good look. See if it jogs your memory.’I gawped at the mutilate..."
- Mark Tilbury
"He comes with those in his employ, to watch, gathering evidence and confession. His success speaks of a countryside rife with evil, an intemperate plague of witches . . ."
- Becky Wright
"They come with cold bones in heavy boots. See how they tremble. The folly of man . . ."