“We lie to protect our children, and in lying we expose them to the greatest of harms” — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“And Frank was right: they were both fathers who had lost children, and somehow they had come through that loss—not without ongoing… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you the truth about the world to which you so desperately want to return. It is a place of… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you the truth about the world to which you so desperately want to return. It is a place of… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be. — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“I was a child who loved books, and I am an adult who is the product of books.” — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“The child's face is close to her own now, but there is still no detail. It is a blur, a watercolor painting… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
He would talk to them of stories and books, and explain to them how stories wanted to be told and books wanted… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
And David saw himself reflected in the Woodsman's eyes, and there he was no longer old but a young man, for a… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“She might suspect it, but I haven’t met a mother yet who’d admit her child was out where the buses don’t run,… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
I dream dark dreams. I dream of a figure moving through the forest, of children flying from his path, of young women… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“It is a curious fact that small boys are more terrified of their babysitters than small girls are. In part, this is… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
He had quite liked the dwarfs. He often had no idea what they were talking about, but for a group of homicidal, class-obsessed small… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
I'm a ghost," said the small figure, then added, a little uncertainly, "Boo? — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“There is a price to be paid for everything, and it is a good idea to find out that price before you make the… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“She was a round, curvy woman who, for Parker, brought to mind a figure assembled from a selection of soft fruits. Aside” — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“When Louis relaxed, it was an indication that a threat was at hand and he was preparing to act, as when an archer releases… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“The presence in the living room called to her, summoning her in a hundred voices and none, a great dissonant harmony alien yet familiar,… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“Warraner would rather have been the king of nothing than the prince of something.” — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“had been like wandering into the wrong carnival sideshow, the kind that left one feeling sick and slightly soiled.” — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“think you just like tethering goats.” “Well, be sure to tell me when your rope begins” — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“David could tell, by looking at her face as she read, whether or not the story contained in the book was living inside her,… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
