“I know real dirt looks nothing like this. Nothing like soft blood flecked with black bone.” — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“Great splashes of dried blood, flecked with tiny bits of grayish-white tissue, clotted the wallpaper. It made Danny feel sick. It was like a crazy picture drawn in blood, a surrealistic etching of a man’s face drawn back in terror… — Stephen King Copy Share Image