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> [You don't have much faith in people, do you?' asked David. 'I don't have much faith in anything,' Roland replied. 'Not even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/you-don-t-have-much-faith-in-people-do-you-asked-david-i-don-t-have/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

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> [“What do you believe in?’ asked David. ‘I believe in those whom I love and trust. All else is foolishness. This god…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/what-do-you-believe-in-asked-david-i-believe-in-those-whom-i-love-and/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

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> [“You don't have much faith in people, do you?” said David. “I don't have much faith in anything,” Roland replied. “Not even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/you-don-t-have-much-faith-in-people-do-you-said-david-i-don-t-have/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

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## Other authors on David

## More by John Connolly

> [There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/there-is-sometimes-a-feeling-in-crime-fiction-that-good-writing-gets/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/he-had-quite-liked-the-dwarfs-he-often-had-no-idea-what-they-were/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [I'm a ghost," said the small figure, then added, a little uncertainly, "Boo?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/i-m-a-ghost-said-the-small-figure-then-added-a-little-uncertainly-boo/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“There is a price to be paid for everything, and it is a good idea to find out that price before you make the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/there-is-a-price-to-be-paid-for-everything-and-it-is-a-good-idea-to/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“She was a round, curvy woman who, for Parker, brought to mind a figure assembled from a selection of soft fruits. Aside”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/she-was-a-round-curvy-woman-who-for-parker-brought-to-mind-a-figure/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“Prepare for the worst and you won’t be disappointed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/prepare-for-the-worst-and-you-won-t-be-disappointed/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“When Louis relaxed, it was an indication that a threat was at hand and he was preparing to act, as when an archer releases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/when-louis-relaxed-it-was-an-indication-that-a-threat-was-at-hand-and/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“The presence in the living room called to her, summoning her in a hundred voices and none, a great dissonant harmony alien yet familiar,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/the-presence-in-the-living-room-called-to-her-summoning-her-in-a/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“Warraner would rather have been the king of nothing than the prince of something.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/warraner-would-rather-have-been-the-king-of-nothing-than-the-prince/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“had been like wandering into the wrong carnival sideshow, the kind that left one feeling sick and slightly soiled.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/had-been-like-wandering-into-the-wrong-carnival-sideshow-the-kind/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“think you just like tethering goats.” “Well, be sure to tell me when your rope begins”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/think-you-just-like-tethering-goats-well-be-sure-to-tell-me-when-your/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“David could tell, by looking at her face as she read, whether or not the story contained in the book was living inside her,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/david-could-tell-by-looking-at-her-face-as-she-read-whether-or-not/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“Before she came ill, David's mother would often tell him that stories were alive. They weren't alive in the way that people were alive,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/before-she-came-ill-david-s-mother-would-often-tell-him-that-stories/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [“Stories wanted to be read, David's mother would whisper. They needed it. It was the reason they forced themselves from their world into ours.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/stories-wanted-to-be-read-david-s-mother-would-whisper-they-needed-it/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

> [She was plump, with dyed red hair and a face so caked with cosmetics that the floor of the Amazon jungle probably saw more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/she-was-plump-with-dyed-red-hair-and-a-face-so-caked-with-cosmetics/)

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