“ And the Crooked Man heard her dreams, because that was where he wandered. His place was the land of the imagination, the world where stories began. The stories were always looking for a way to be told… John Connolly
“ We must have taken a wrong turn turning somewhere.""Where, Purgatory?" said Dozy. "We're in Hell. John Connolly
“ The law doesn't require truth, only the appearance of it. Most cases simply rest on a version of it that's acceptable to both sides. You want to know the only truth is? Everybody lies.--Elwin Stark John Connolly
“ For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be. John Connolly
“ Perhaps it's true that all men love their fathers, no matter how terrible the things they do to their sons: there is a part of us that remains forever in debt to those responsible for our existence. John Connolly
“ Story!" The dwarf snorted. "You'll be talking about "happily ever after" next. Do we look happy? There's no happily ever after for us. Miserabily ever after, more like. John Connolly
“ Stories come alive in the telling. (…)They lay dormant, hoping for the chance to emerge. Once someone started to read them, they could begin to change. They could take root in the imagination and tran… John Connolly
“ These were the tales that echoed in the head long after the books that contained them were cast aside. John Connolly
“ Stories come alive in the telling. Without a human voice to read them aloud, or a pair of wide eyes following them by flashlight beneath a blanket, they had no existence in our world. They were like s… John Connolly
“ "Sarge, mr. Nurd here is threatening to turn me to jelly.""really?" said Sarge. "what flavor? John Connolly
“ The trick was not to stifle the emotions, but to control them. Love, anger, grief – all were weapons in their way, but they needed to be kept in check. John Connolly
