The Tezuman Empire in the jungle valleys of central Klatch…

“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

“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

“You didn’t put up a protective shield?” “The shields I found on the Internet involved human sacrifice and down payment of my firstborn, so…

— A. Kirk

“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

“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

Only if you have some knowledge of the human sacrifices, the vicious temple rites, the degrading superstitions and customs that were practiced . .…

— Carlton J. H. Hayes

“Since time began man has been struggling with the problem of behavior. In early days, when almost every human attribute had its counterpart in…

— Lewis E. Lawes

For when a nation becomes civilized, if it does not drop human sacrifices altogether, it at least selects as victims only such wretches as…

— James G. Frazer

The major parties could conduct live human sacrifices on their podiums during prime time, and I doubt that anybody would notice.

— Dave Barry