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“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,” 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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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