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“Strain your ears to be sure I’m here. Say my name and I disappear.”

Silence

Author:William Ritter

“Names have power... And he kept the one I gave him. My dear, sweet Jackaby. - Eleanor”

Names Power Of Words Jackaby

Author:William Ritter

“You didn’t make me, I made myself, and I will continue to make myself forever after. What you did to me? That made you. It made you a murderer and it made you a monster. They buried the girl you killed, Morwen. I’m the spirit you couldn’t kill. You have no power over me.”

Self Discovery

Author:William Ritter

“You didn’t make me,” Jenny said gently. “I made myself, and I will continue to make myself forever after. What you did to me? That made you. It made you a murderer and it made you a monster. They buried the girl you killed, Morwen. I’m the spirit you couldn’t kill. You have no power over me.”

Self Discovery Jackaby Ghostly Echoes Jenny Cavanaugh

Book:Ghostly Echoes

Source: Ghostly Echoes

“I read the first few," said Jackaby. "I've instructed my duck to just file the rest directly under P. I left it to him to decide if that was for politics or paranoia.”

Humor Ya Jackaby

Book:The Dire King

Source: The Dire King

“We are not the policy department, except for those of us who are," Jackaby revised.”

Ya Jackaby William Ritter

Book:Jackaby

Source: Jackaby

“All due respect to Romeo and Juliet, but I don’t think love is sacrifice at all. Real love is when you let another person make you better. You don’t lose yourself in love—you find yourself there.”

Love Sacrifice

Book:The Dire King

Source: The Dire King

“There are lots of people out there who are terribly hateful. She could avoid a whole lot of trouble and dress and act as they want her to, but she chooses to be herself. That's brave. Also - the last time we met she stopped Jackaby from hurting the men who hurt her. They might have killed her. Kindness is an act of bravery. I think, just as hatred is an act of fear. I'm sure can appreciate that not all strength is muscle, Mr. Finstern. She has a strong spirit, and I believe she is brave about the way she chooses to use it.”

Bravery Sexual Identity Abigail Rook

Book:Ghostly Echoes

Source: Ghostly Echoes

“The greatest figures in history are never the ones who avoid failure, but those who march chin-up through countless failures, one after the next, until they come upon the occasional victory.”

Success Failure

Book:Beastly Bones

Source: Beastly Bones

“Monsters are easy, Miss Rook. They're monsters. But a monster in a suit? That's basically just a wicked man, and a wicked man is a more dangerous thing by far.”

Monsters Man Abigail Rook Jackaby

Book:Jackaby

Source: Jackaby

“Is it...Richard Frederic?" "No, and I am not going to--" "Russell Francis?" "No. You're being--" "Rumpelstiltskin Finnegan?" Jackaby sighed. "Yes, Miss Rook. Rumpelstiltskin. You've found me out. I am the devious imp of the fairy tales.”

Abigail Rook Jackaby Beastly Bones

Book:Beastly Bones

Source: Beastly Bones

“Miss Rook, I am not an occultist.” Jackaby turned on the landing and faced me. “I am a man of reason and science. I believe what I can see or prove, and what I can see is often difficult for others to grasp. I have a gift that is, as far as I have found, unique to me. It allows me to see truth where others see the illusion—and there are many illusions, so many masks and facades. All the world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind the curtain.”

Abigail Rook Jackaby

Book:Jackaby

Source: Jackaby

“I’m beginning to think a dictionary would have been a far more advantageous birthday gift for you.” “More advantageous than being eaten alive by a giant, carnivorous bunny? Yes, most things fall in that category, I think.”

Abigail Rook Jackaby Birthday Gifts Advantageouse

Book:The Map

Source: The Map

“Pavel. The pale man. The vampire. We talked. He didn't murder me horribly, no thanks to you. You were chasing after children at the time. - Abigail, to Jackaby”

Abigail Rook Jackaby

Author:William Ritter

“It’s not about the treasure— it’s about the hunt. - Abigail”

Abigail Rook

Book:The Map

Source: The Map

“But you - you notice mailboxes and wastebaskets and... and people. One who can see the ordinary is extraordinary indeed, Abigail Rook. - Jackaby”

Abigail Rook Jackaby

Book:Jackaby

Source: Jackaby

“No, really. I think you have a very fine figure. Goodness, I meant as a hound . . . You look fine as a hound. Not that you don’t have an excellent figure as a man. Oh Lord. I mean . . .” My cheeks were growing warm from ear to ear. “I mean that I don’t mind at all, Mr. Barker.”

Fine Abigail Rook Flustered

Book:Beastly Bones

Source: Beastly Bones

“Give me some credit. You don't get far in my game with your eyes closed. I get it-who doesn't like a man in uniform? But trust me, men are never worth it. Behind every great man is a woman who gave up on greatness and tied herself into an apron. Romance is for saps, Abbie. You're sharp, and you've got pluck. Don't waste it.”

Romance Feminism Abigail Rook

Author:William Ritter

“Then again, if you opinions on women prevent me from carrying out my work, then I would be more than happy to suggest a place for you to stuff them... You're the bos... but YOU seem to be the brains. It's Abigail Rook, yes? Mind if I call you Abbie? Lovely. - Nellie”

Abigail Rook

Author:William Ritter

“They certainly seem to be something special," "Of course they are. He expected nothing less of them, and treated them accordingly. They were never given the option to be anything but exceptional." His mouth turned up in a smile, and he gave me a meaningful glance.”

Special Exceptional Abigail Rook Jackaby Beastly Bones

Book:Beastly Bones

Source: Beastly Bones

“I like it better when you're around at the end of my catastrophes.”

Love Charlie Abigail Rook Beastly Bones

Book:Beastly Bones

Source: Beastly Bones

“Purpose, sir. It's nice to have purpose. It's not about the treasure—it's about the hunt." "That, Miss Rook, is an irresponsible and irrational sentiment, and one of your finest qualities.”

Purpose Journey Adventure Abigail Rook Jackaby

Book:The Map

Source: The Map

“Right," I said. My ears were still ringing slightly. "Did you just wake me with a policemen's rattle? You can hear those things from two blocks away." "A what? No, this is a grogger--it's an old Judaic instrument. It's used during Purim to make a deafening racket during special readings. Charming, isn't it? Marvelously raucous custom." "Knocking gently also works." "You have no appreciation for culture.”

Jackaby Beastly Bones

Book:Beastly Bones

Source: Beastly Bones

“Commissioner Marlowe stood on the platform with his arms crossed as we disembarked. He had the cheerful demeanor of someone who has been beaten about the face all night with a sock full of porridge--only even more so than usual.”

Humor Funny Police Sock Porridge

Book:Beastly Bones

Source: Beastly Bones

“He flashed a winning smile and I saw that he was missing a canine on one side. He caught my gaze and closed his lips self-consciously. "Never mind about that," he said. His tongue brushed over the gap. "I ate something that disagreed with me." "Eating something that disagreed with you dislodged a tooth?" I asked.”

Humour Vampire Encounter Pavel

Book:Ghostly Echoes

Source: Ghostly Echoes

“Shall we drink to the Bold Deceiver, then?" "How about we drink to adventure, instead?" "After my own heart." Jackaby gave me a proud smile.”

Friendship Adventure Abigail Rook Jackaby

Book:The Map

Source: The Map

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