"While the cat’s away, you may find the rats getting damned uppity."
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"They say you can’t go home again, but you can if you carry a big enough stick."
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"Nothing is hidden, nothing is ever lost, nothing is ever forgotten. That’s always been part of my problem."
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"And because if you have to hide in the shadows, it helps if you thin out the predators that want to hide in there with you."
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"This is like when we have an argument,” Happy said to Melody. “And you go stomping around the room, being mad at me but refusing to say what’s wrong because I’m supposed to know. And I never do."
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"I always feel most alive when everything else is dying all around me."
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"You can learn all kinds of useful things at a really good finishing school,’ she said. ‘So don’t try anything like that again, or I will show you the special ball-breaking kick the nuns taught me at St Theresa’s School for Exemplary Youngsters."
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"It’s not your uncle Harvey again, is it?” I said. “The one who thinks he’s a giant rabbit?"
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"When God wanted a city levelled, or all the first-born slaughtered in one night, he sent an angel."
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"You sure you want to come with me?” I said. “The odds are not good.” “We’re family,” said Suzie. I had to smile. “I haven’t been all that lucky when it comes to family.” “We’re the family you chose,” said Dead Boy. “The family that matters."