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Beastly Bones

Book by William Ritter · 7 quotes · Abigail Rook, Beastly Bones, Jackaby

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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

Love Charlie Abigail Rook Beastly Bones

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“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

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“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

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