“The Detective was different. Not that he wasn't a good man; Willie had heard enough about him to understand that he was the kind who didn't like to turn away from another's pain, the kind who couldn't put a pillow over his ears to drown out the cries of strangers. Those scars he had were badges of courage, and Willie knew that there were others hidden beneath his clothes, and still more deep inside, right beneath the skin and down to the soul. No, it was just that whatever goodness was there coexisted with rage and grief and loss.” MenKindStillsDifferentSoulEnoughPainTurnsLossGriefHeardCryGoodnessClothesSkinsEarsStrangerRageGood ManGrief And LossScarPillowDetectivesDeep InsideBadges Author:John Connolly
“David's mother would often tell him stories were alive. They weren't alive in the way people were alive,or even dogs or cats. People were alive whether you chose to notice them or not, while dogs tended to make you notice them if they decided that you weren't paying enough attention. Cats, meanwhile, were very good at pretending people didn't exist at all when it suited them.” PeopleIfsWayEnoughStoriesMotherAttentionAliveDogCatDecidedVery GoodPretending Author:John Connolly
“There are people whose eyes you must avoid, whose attention you must not draw to yourself. They are strange, parasitic creatures, lost souls seeking to stretch across the abyss and make fatal contact with the warm, constant flow of humanity. They live in pain, and exist only to visit that pain on others. A random glance, the momentary lingering of a look, is enough to give them the excuse that they seek. Sometimes, it is better to keep your eyes on the gutter for the fear that, by looking up, you might catch a glimpse of them, black shapes against the sun, and be blinded forever.” PeopleGivingLooksSoulSometimesEnoughMightEyePainHumanityLostBlackAttentionSunForeverStrangeShapesCreaturesDrawsFlowConstantSeekingExcuseWarmContactGlancesGlimpseAbyssBlindedMomentaryLingeringGuttersLost Souls Book:The Killing Kind: A Charlie Parker Thriller Source: The Killing Kind: A Charlie Parker Thriller
“42. Most people will spend their lives doing jobs that they don't particularly enjoy, and will eventually save up enough money to stop doing those jobs just in time to start dying instead. Don't be one of those people. There's a difference between living, and just surviving. Do something that you love, and find someone to love who loves that you love what you do. It really is that simple. And that hard.” PeopleHardEnoughJobsEnjoyDifferencesSimpleDyingSurviving Book:The Infernals: A Samuel Johnson Tale Source: The Infernals: A Samuel Johnson Tale
