“Slowly, Rupert Greeves raised his head. His eyelids fluttered and the corner of his mouth twitched up. 'What,' he asked the world, 'can you do to erase my laughter?” LaughterRupert Greeves Book:Empire of Bones Source: Empire of Bones
“The world is rated R, and no one is checking IDs. Do not try to make it G by imagining the shadows away. Do not try to hide your children from the world forever, but do not pretend there is no danger . Train them. Give them sharp eyes and bellies full of laughter. Make them dangerous. Make them yeast, and when they’ve grown, they will pollute the shadows.” WorldGivingTryingChildrenEyeForeverDangerousDangerLaughterShadowTrainYour ChildrenBellyYeastSharp Eyes Author:N.D. Wilson
“We're all carnies, though some people are in denial. They want to be above it all, above the mayhem of laughter and people and lights and animals and the dark sadness that lurks in the coners and beneath the rides and in the trailers after hours. So they ride teh Ferris wheel, and at the top, they think they've left it all behind They've ascended to a place where they can take things seriously. Where they can be taken seriously.” PeopleThinkingWantLightLeftHoursDarkAnimalBehindsTakenSadnessLaughterDenialWheelsTrailersMayhemAfter HoursFerris WheelsCarnies Author:N.D. Wilson
“Lay your life down. Your heartbeats cannot be hoarded. Your reservoir of breaths is draining away. You have hands, blister them while you can. You have bones, make them strain - they can carry nothing in the grave. You have lungs, let them spill with laughter.” HandsLaughterBreathsLaysBonesGravesStrainLungsHeartbeatSpillsReservoirsDrainingBlisters Book:Death by Living: Life Is Meant to Be Spent Source: Death by Living: Life Is Meant to Be Spent
