“Failure is not the opposite of success—it’s a part of it.” — William Ritter Failure Copy Share Image
“The real powers at play never take center stage. Don't follow the marionette, follow the strings.” — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“Kindness is an act of bravery, I think, just as hatred is an act of fear.” — William Ritter Bravery Copy Share Image
“He might not have both oars in the water, but his course is sound.” — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“The most frightening monsters are monsters’ mothers. Just ask Beowulf.” — William Ritter Frightening Copy Share Image
“I never found a book that did not have at least a little magic in it” — William Ritter Book Copy Share Image
“Since I picked up my first book, I have been reading about amazing discoveries, intrepid explorers, and fantastic creatures, all while scarcely… — William Ritter Book Copy Share Image
“But we are never alone. We bring with us the spirits of our ancestors. We are haunted by their demons and protected… — William Ritter Ancestors Copy Share Image
“We do it by the book, then?" "Precisely. By the book. Yes. Except that there isn't a book." "Right. We do it… — William Ritter Book Copy Share Image
“Across town, Mr. Henderson—the man who had heard the banshee’s silent scream—spent the evening dying. To be more accurate, he spent a… — William Ritter Death Copy Share Image
“He had the cheerful demeanor of someone who has been beaten about the face all night with a sock full of porridge—only” — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“All due respect to Romeo and Juliet, but I don’t think love is sacrifice at all. Real love is when you let… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“All the world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“To the attention of the New Fiddleham Police Department: You've got my middle-C, and I would like it back. ... Please return… — William Ritter Humor Copy Share Image
“Wood nymphs,” said Jackaby. “Not a real cheery lot, them,” observed Hudson. “In retrospect, a library is a rather somber locale for… — William Ritter Jackaby Copy Share Image
“How is Marie?" "Walking already... Growing so fast. Calls me Da. She calls the dog Da too, and the neighbor's cat, but… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“No, really. I think you have a very fine figure. Goodness, I meant as a hound . . . You look fine… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“The man had no portraits or photographs, but he had slowly surrounded himself with mementos of a fantastic past. Each little item,… — William Ritter Mementos Copy Share Image
“It wasn’t that I did not believe in ghosts; it was that I believed in them in the same noncommittal way that… — William Ritter Ghost Copy Share Image
“Charlie made me a better me, I continued. And he made the world better, day by day. It was his gift. And… — William Ritter Better day Copy Share Image
“So you’re a freak, too, huh?” sneered the big man. I couldn’t see Jackaby’s face, but I could almost hear the broad… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“Miss Rook,” he said, “the greatest figures in history are never the ones who avoid failure, but those who march chin-up through… — William Ritter Failure Copy Share Image
“That ridiculous little performance of yours should not have worked,” Jackaby said. “You don’t have to tell me that.” I glanced back… — William Ritter Deception Copy Share Image
“Hell of a sight. She let out a scream and just fell to pieces. Can't say I blame her. Like I said,… — William Ritter Eye contact Copy Share Image
“Jackaby hesitated, and when he spoke, his answer had a soft earnestness to it. “Hatun sees a different world than you or… — William Ritter Bravery Copy Share Image
“So she’s just a mad woman?” Jackaby hesitated, and when he spoke, his answer had a soft earnestness to it. “Hatun sees… — William Ritter Bravery Copy Share Image
“Magic is just magic!” Jackaby threw up his hands. “It’s not inherently special or strange or dangerous! It’s everywhere! It’s already all… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“Those things aren't magical." "Of course they're magical! Argh! You infuriating man! If a unicorn came and sat in the corner of… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“A woman from the Hunan Province told it to me,” said Charon. “Once upon a time a stranger came to a remote… — William Ritter Animal Copy Share Image
“I read the first few," said Jackaby. "I've instructed my duck to just file the rest directly under P. I left it… — William Ritter Humor Copy Share Image
“That’s nonsense,” said Jackaby. “Fortune favors the prepared. Unless you’re talking about the Fates, in which case fortune generally favors Zeus. Were… — William Ritter Fortune Copy Share Image
“Firstly,” Jackaby said with a sigh, “a ‘proper detective’ is about the last thing a good detective wants to look like, most… — William Ritter Detective Copy Share Image
“Monsters are easy, Miss Rook. They're monsters. But a monster in a suit? That's basically just a wicked man, and a wicked… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“Do you really think he'll still help you if you murder me?" I said, horrified. Pavel snorted. "Do you really think he'll… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“batch. They were stones. She’s always doing that sort of thing. Protecting the city from the demons in her head.” — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“The sight had been Jackaby's beautiful burden and his terrible gift. And now it was mine. ... "The Seer is dead," said… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“It looked like precisely the sort of place where a living body might go if it wanted to become a dead one.” — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“can see willful obfuscation spread over you like marmalade on toast. I do not care for marmalade, madam, and I care less… — William Ritter Obfuscation Copy Share Image
