57 Quotes by Joseph Delaney

If we're afraid, sometimes there are things that can feed on that fear. Fear makes it worse for us. The trick is to concentrate on what you can see and stop thinking about yourself. It works every time...

Be less than what you are so that you can become more.” ― Joseph Delaney, The Spook's Sacrifice

The difference between the word fiend and friend is merely one letter. I could easily be the latter. If you knew me better...

Why does it have to be like this?' I asked bitterly. 'Why does life have to be so short, with all the good things passing quickly. Is it worth living at all?

I watched the tears run down her cheeks and start to drip from the end of her chin. One part of me wanted to put my arms round her but I daren't. Do that and I'd never be able to let her go.

Just one thing worse than the dark, ain't there? And that's what's inside it - the things that call it home ...

We three alone have the speed, skill and power to do what must be done', said Grimalkin. 'You have the Destiny Blade and Bone Cutter — in addition to the talents inherited from your mother. Alice wields powerful magic, and I am Grimalkin.

...then Bony Lizzie walked right past me, knelt by General Stanton, and cut off his thumb bones. I had to remind myself that his cries of pain were just the after-effects of his body since his soul was long gone.

There was more than one type of guilt. You might do something horrible that you later regretted. But you could also feel guilty for something you'd not done!