“You know what? Forget the warning. Read the book. Go insane. See if I care.” — Jonathan L. Howard Books Copy Share Image
“Do shut your mouth--you'll catch flies sitting there like that.” — Jonathan L. Howard Humor Copy Share Image
“A census taker once tried to test me. I let my front garden eat him.” — Jonathan L. Howard Census Copy Share Image
“No churchmen, I notice. Of course not. What use have they for a world without irrational fear?” — Jonathan L. Howard Church Copy Share Image
“But when it comes to applied sciences, technologies, any spotty Herbert with a degree and a lab coat can perform greater wonders… — Jonathan L. Howard Herbert Copy Share Image
“I had wanted some cheese, but couldn't find any at short notice. It was a shame. Cheese goes so well with tragedy.” — Jonathan L. Howard Cheese Copy Share Image
“His pièce de résistance was the-thing-I-shot-with-my-crossbow-au-vin , which was universally praised on the second evening.” — Jonathan L. Howard Praised Copy Share Image
“All this bunch of so-called 'adults' was doing was making enemies of one another when what they really needed to be concentrating… — Jonathan L. Howard Adults Copy Share Image
“Well, if I ever suffer brain damage I know there's always a career waiting for me in local politics.” — Jonathan L. Howard Brain damage Copy Share Image
“They served to remind Cabal - should a reminder ever be necessary - why his social skills were so poor: people were… — Jonathan L. Howard Cabal Copy Share Image
“Cats, as any rational person knows, are solitary, opportunistic, ambush predators, much like spiders, but with fewer legs and a better fan… — Jonathan L. Howard Cats Copy Share Image
“According to his upbringing, there were certain subjects that it was ill-mannered to raise in conversation with a new acquaintance. With the… — Jonathan L. Howard Communication Copy Share Image
“We’re supposed to be doing the devil’s work and you’ve gone and contaminated it all with the whiff of virtue. I really… — Jonathan L. Howard Character Copy Share Image
“As the barman’s hand rose from beneath the bar, Cabal was filled with a presentiment and a strange foreboding that he hadn’t… — Jonathan L. Howard Cabal Copy Share Image
“He's painted himself into a corner and a thousand lazy reporters and ever-so-sincere politicians had rendered the only word that he could… — Jonathan L. Howard Cabal Copy Share Image
“For the first time, he truly understood what Nietzsche had meant when he had yammered about looking into abysses. Not only had… — Jonathan L. Howard First time Copy Share Image
“Johannes Cabal disliked many things, despised fewer, loathed fewer still, and reserved true hatred for only a handful. Understanding how intense his… — Jonathan L. Howard Copy Share Image
“The Mayor of Murslaugh was a jolly, ebullient man of the sort who, in a well-ordered world, would be called Fezziwig. That… — Jonathan L. Howard Mayor Copy Share Image
“You know, I don't believe they noticed I had murdered them. I really don't. They just seemed faintly put out, as if… — Jonathan L. Howard Bad luck Copy Share Image
“Horst passed him a bottle he had picked up in his rapid trip from there to here. Remarkably, it's contents had survived… — Jonathan L. Howard Cabal Copy Share Image
“Not entirely fair?" His voice became that of the inferno: a rushing, booming howl of icy evil that flew around the great… — Jonathan L. Howard Cabal Copy Share Image
“... the first few minutes of a person's death are the most vitally important minutes of opportunity for a necromancer, [so] Cabal… — Jonathan L. Howard Death Copy Share Image
“There is possibly no insult so calculated to sting the English as the suggestion that they may at any time be considered… — Jonathan L. Howard Time Copy Share Image
“Rufus Maleficarus has sorely disappointed me personally. I thought he was making quite a good recovery from what the previous director had… — Jonathan L. Howard Malevolent Copy Share Image
“The sergeant was just noting that she was a very handsome woman, from somewhere in the eastern Mediterranean he would guess, when… — Jonathan L. Howard Fire Copy Share Image
“Lo!" cried the demon. "I am here! What dost thou seek of me? Why dost thou disturb my repose? Smite me no… — Jonathan L. Howard Demon Copy Share Image
“Now you're an adult, Katya!" he'd said, picking her up under the armpits like he'd been doing since she'd been born.” — Jonathan L. Howard Armpits Copy Share Image
“Horst grinned. ‘Well, look at us. The necromancer and the vampire against the forces of elemental evil. The Brothers Cabal ride again!’… — Jonathan L. Howard Brothers Cabal Copy Share Image
“The only more immediate alternative that I can think of is a Tantric ritual involving necrophiliac sodomy and, frankly, I don’t think… — Jonathan L. Howard Necrophiliac Sodomy Copy Share Image
“Being an adult isn't a matter of age. It's a matter of responsibility.” — Jonathan L. Howard Copy Share Image
“It was a lot less pleasant than travel via a discorporated poet.” — Jonathan L. Howard Poet Copy Share Image
“Lesson one: expect to get screwed over for the convenience of others on a regular basis.” — Jonathan L. Howard Lesson Copy Share Image
“She felt oddly complimented. Petrov hadn't thought she's just a girl; he'd thought she might be a desperate criminal.” — Jonathan L. Howard Girl Thought Copy Share Image
“The lesson seemed to be twofold: do not anger the gods, but if you must, at least make sure your city isn't… — Jonathan L. Howard Lesson Copy Share Image
![“... the first few minutes of a person's death are the most vitally important minutes of opportunity for a necromancer, [so] Cabal added, "Look, I have to go. Without the necessary chemicals, we'll lose whatever wits are still floating around his cooling brain. The only more immediate alternative…” quote by Jonathan L. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c7e/jonathan-l-howard-11863_death_the-first-few-minutes-of-a-person-s-deat_1567213.jpg)
