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1 " Ah, two firm friends, reunited at last! There should be sweet violin music playing for us, but I'll settle for the screams of the dying. "
― Jonathan Stroud , The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood & Co., #4)
2 " More ghosts have been created in bedrooms than anywhere else. "
3 " Making tea is a ritual that stops the world from falling in on you. "
4 " Strange how close the darkness is, even when things seem brightest. Even in the glare of a summer noon, when the sidewalk bakes and iron fences are hot to the touch, the shadows are still with us. They congregate in doorways and porches, and under bridges, and beneath the brims of gentlemen’s hats so you cannot see their eyes. There is darkness in our mouths and ears; in our bags and wallets; within the swing of men’s jackets and beneath the flare of women’s skirts. We carry it around with us, the dark, and its influence stains us deep. "
5 " What, are you queuing now? Just how British are you people? Don’t just stand in line! Kill somebody! "
6 " Never touch a mummified body part if you don't know where it's been. That's my motto.” [- Lockwood]“Holds true with unmummified ones too,” George said. “That's the motto I live by. "
7 " Is it just me,' Kipps said, 'or does that boy need punching?''It's not just you. "
8 " At Lockwood & Co., George was famous for not being able to throw or catch with any accuracy. Back in the kitchen at Portland Row, even the casual passing out of fruit or bags of chips became an exercise fraught with danger. "
9 " At last! Am I glad to see you! Right, stab this guy quickly, and let's be going. "
10 " You're not our leader,' Dave said.'No, but I know what I'm doing, which is a nice alternative.' - Lucy "
11 " Has anyone got any bandages? I've just split my sides laughing. "
12 " Oh, we'll suffer in silence. You've given us plenty of practice at that. "
13 " In my eyes, refusing cake is an immoral act. "
14 " I suggest we go into business together. ‘Carlyle and Skull,’ we’d call it, or possibly ‘Skull and Co.’ Yes, that’s it, with a little picture of me over the door. I can see it now…. "
15 " Penelope Fittes—” “Has got nothing whatsoever to do with it, as you well know. It was Lockwood who came knocking on your door, and that’s why you considered the proposal, and let’s face it, that’s why you said yes. "
16 " A warm feeling filled me. It was made of tea and biscuits and sudden gratitude. "
17 " What have they done to your poor arm?' - Holly'Oh, don't worry, it's just a graze.' - Lucy'I'm talking about the bandages. That's simply the most incompetent bit of first aid I've ever seen. Lockwood, George - how much dressing did you use? "
18 " But Holly the gun-toting, wild-haired madwoman of the night before was in there somewhere, I knew. It made me look upon her with fond affection. "
19 " Do you remember,” George went on, “what we found in the tunnels beneath Aickmere’s? Aside from a massive pile of human bones.” “I found Lucy,” Lockwood said. "
20 " What could it be? Not a date, surely—the boy’s got eyes. "
