“We three alone have the speed, skill and power to do what must be done', said Grimalkin. 'You have the Destiny Blade and Bone Cutter — in addition to the talents inherited from your mother. Alice wields powerful magic, and I am Grimalkin.”

“Be less than what you are so that you can become more.” ― Joseph Delaney, The Spook's Sacrifice”

“Now it's the dark's turn to be afraid.”

“Just one thing worse than the dark, ain't there? And that's what's inside it - the things that call it home ...”

“What is evil?' asked the Fiend”

“Most things look better from a distance...And as a matter of fact, so do most people. - The Spook, pg 435”

“I see a girl, soon to be a woman," Tibb continues. "The girl who will share your life. She will love you, she will betray you, and finally she will die for you. And it will all have been for nothing. All for nothing in the end.”

“But if everything's already decided, then what's the point of living? - Tom, pg 437”

“We three alone have the speed, skill and power to do what must be done', said Grimalkin. 'You have the Destiny Blade and Bone Cutter — in addition to the talents inherited from your mother. Alice wields powerful magic, and I am Grimalkin.”

“And an unaware witch means a witch who doesn't know she's a witch, and because she's a women that makes her double trouble. Never trust a women." My mothers a women," I said, suddenly feeling a little angry, "and I trust her."Mothers are usually women," said the Spook. "And mothers are usually quite trustworthy, as long as your their son. Otherwise look out!”

“I can't be yours forever, Mab," I told her, the words flying into my mouth as if by magic. "I already belong to someone else. I belong to Alice!”