10 Quotes by Jennifer Giesbrecht

If Johann was going to be a Thing with a name, then from now on he would be a Thing with power, too.

Johann liked killing. He appreciated that every part of the killing act was a function of instinc, that any thinking person is only a breath away from an animal, a half creature with no name.

Power was sweeter than apples. It was cheaper than water, and sustained the soul twice as well. If Johann was going to be a Thing with a name, then from now on he would be a Thing with power, too.

Unwise to dream of death in a world where someone has the power to make those dreams come true.

Is this it? Johann wondered. The longer fall I was looking for? To know that I was summoned up from the dark ether to do a monster's deeds for Hallandrette's truest son? And when our work is done, I will carry him to the bottom of the sea, where we both belong. Deep beneath the silt our bones will turn to salt.

Magic is the energy we create by living and dying. It flows through us on its journey to somewhere else.

You're awful,' Florian hissed out between chuckles. 'You're a vile creature.''Herr Leickenbloom, please.' Johann smiled easily. 'Don't underestimate me. I'm more than vile; I'm an honest-to-god monster.

Monster was the best, his favorite word. The first half was a kiss, the second a hiss.

You can learn a lot about someone's inner life if allowed to examine them the way their shadow does – close enough to breathe down their neck, but unnoticed, unremarked upon, invisible.