You didn’t put up a protective shield?” “The shields I…

“Can you sacrifice people?' I asked. 'Take their magic that way?' 'Yes,' he said. 'But there's a catch.' 'What's the catch?' 'You get hunted…

— Ben Aaronovitch

“For its survival, the satanic cult demanded secrecy and obedience while it made brutality, even killing, appropriate. Denial and disavowal were inevitable responses to…

— Judith Spencer

“Criminals beheaded in Palermo, heretics burned alive in Toledo, assassins drawn and quartered in Paris—Europeans flocked to every form of painful death imaginable, free…

— Charles C. Mann

“It’s true that if your religion failed to deliver a miracle, that a human sacrifice would certainly follow." "Ah...quite. You are a man of…

— Lois McMaster Bujold

“In some counties, there is an actual named crime of ritual abuse and there too, there have been convictions.”

— Laurie Matthew

“Outcome-oriented China has enjoyed the fruits of Hamiltonian prosperity; nevertheless, it also endured great human sacrifice and personal agonies along the way to affluence.”

— Patrick Mendis

“Secret ceremonies in which malevolent men and women cloaked in hooded robes, hiding behind painted faces and chanting demonic incantations while inflicting sadistic wounds…

— Judy Byington

“The town was more than ready to accept the window dressing that hid the ugly truth of Joe's guilt. Some shared the secrets and…

— Judith Spencer

“The Tezuman Empire in the jungle valleys of central Klatch is known for it organic market gardens, its exquisite craftsmanship in obsidian, feathers and…

— Terry Pratchett

“Let's say that the consensus is that our species, being the higher primates, Homo Sapiens, has been on the planet for at least 100,000…

— Christopher Hitchens

“You always knew where you stood with Quezovercoatl. It was generally with a lot of people on top of a great stepped pyramid with…

— Terry Pratchett

The book it reminded me of most is Henry Miller’s The Books in My Life. Like Miller, Shields manages to convey his affection for…

— Andre Alexis

Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard you well…

— Og Mandino

Surely, God could have caused birds to fly with their bones made of solid gold, with their veins full of quicksilver, with their flesh…

— Galileo Galilei

As a child, I had a lot of older gay men taking care of me. There's a trust there. I feel like little girls…

— Margaret Cho