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21 " screams as I drag her back over to the counter. I grab the knife and plunge it down into her chest, stabbing her repeatedly until she's just a lifeless lump of meat and bone. For a moment, it's as if I'm not even in control of my own actions, as if the voice from the forest is filling me with power. As I let the old woman's body slip down onto the floor, I take a seat and try to get my breath back, but in truth I can feel myself getting increasingly tired. For a moment, I actually start to wonder if I could just lean back and die right here, but I know I still have work to complete. "
― Amy Cross , At the Edge of the Forest
22 " What are we, The Addams Family? "
― Amy Cross , Annie's Room
23 " If it makes you feel any better, I promise I'll enjoy your suffering immensely. That's just the kind of bitch I am. "
― Amy Cross , Ascension (Demon's Grail, #1)
24 " You must read to become a scholar, but you must also train to become a warrior. "
25 " That God would put such monsters among us seemed... incompatible with the idea of a just and good world. "
― Amy Cross , The Farm
26 " Staring back at him with terrified eyes, Skallen briefly tried to get free before "
27 " can't explain right now.” Sighing, she takes a step back. “Where the hell could she be? She's not at the store, she's not at home, she's not here, there's no way she'd "
28 " phone and see that Alistair is trying to get through. I seriously consider rejecting the call, but then I realize that "
― Amy Cross , The Spider
29 " swear to God, while I was in a coma my wife seems to have embraced reality television to a degree that's genuinely terrifying. I guess "
30 " don't have time for her crap right now,” she says firmly. “If she wants to make the same mistakes "
31 " long as I don't start finding ears and stuff,” Anna replied, “I think it'll be okay.” “Ha! "
― Amy Cross , The Cabin (The Cabin, #1)
32 " Anna frowned. “What do you mean?” “Like, do you ever wish you were a perfect person who never did bad things, who never made mistakes or hurt other people?” “I... I've never really thought about it.” She paused. “Is that something you think about a lot?” “Sometimes.” Marit paused, still watching the lake's calm waters as fresh tears reached her eyes. “Sometimes I wish I was a really "
33 " Sometimes I wonder how he survives with such a terrible sense of smell. Maybe "
― Amy Cross , The Dog
34 " That's always the devil's favorite weapon. He uses fear to destroy people, because it's the easiest way. It's the one thing that binds every living creature that ever lived, and that ever will live. Fear is control, and he uses it sublimely. He'll pick out your worst fear and turn it against you.” “You "
― Amy Cross , The Devil, the Witch and the Whore (The Deal #1)
35 " Ahead of us, the three corpses stare in different directions, each with glassy dead eyes. "
36 " You're supposed to keep moving forward in life, but I can't stop you if you want to go backward, "
― Amy Cross , The Girl Who Never Came Back
37 " Blackthorn Grange is being built over some kind of cemetery?” I ask, turning "
― Amy Cross , The Haunting of Blackwych Grange
38 " the shadows of the forest are much longer, reaching almost all the way to the cabin's steps. "
39 " I've always been a big believer in the idea that you need to just pick up your troubles, tie them in a sack and push them away. Otherwise, you end up in a dark place, and that's no good for anyone. There's a slippery slope down to the bottom of life's pit. "
― Amy Cross , American Coven
40 " I don't like it when things change. Still, as I glance back into the cabin and see Jon in the kitchen, it's clear that he's not concerned about anything. And if he's not concerned, then I guess there's nothing to worry about. "