“It looked like precisely the sort of place where a living body might go if it wanted to become a dead one.” — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“can see willful obfuscation spread over you like marmalade on toast. I do not care for marmalade, madam, and I care less… — William Ritter Obfuscation Copy Share Image
“Firstly,” Jackaby said with a sigh, “a ‘proper detective’ is about the last thing a good detective wants to look like, most… — William Ritter Detective Copy Share Image
“Monsters are easy, Miss Rook. They're monsters. But a monster in a suit? That's basically just a wicked man, and a wicked… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“Some girls work in shops or sell flowers. Some girls find husbands and play house. I assist a mad detective in investigating… — William Ritter Detective Copy Share Image
“A young woman across the dock pulled her winter coat tightly around herself and ducked her chin down as the crowd of… — William Ritter Jackaby Copy Share Image
“Hatun sees a different world than you or I, a far more frightening one, full of far more terrible dangers, and still… — William Ritter Bravery Copy Share Image
“Ah, yes. The aura is faint—shrouded or possibly just residual. It’s terribly familiar. Sort of a . . . how to explain… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“So you’re a freak, too, huh?” sneered the big man. I couldn’t see Jackaby’s face, but I could almost hear the broad… — William Ritter Copy Share Image
“Miss Rook,” he said, “the greatest figures in history are never the ones who avoid failure, but those who march chin-up through… — William Ritter Failure Copy Share Image
“Charlie made me a better me, I continued. And he made the world better, day by day. It was his gift. And… — William Ritter Better day Copy Share Image
