“He wore his fear on his skin for everyone to see.”

“Being able to embrace contradictions is a sign of intelligence.Or insanity.”

“If fucking up is power, I should be the Hulk by now.”

“Besides, do you think you would have come if Id just popped into your tattoo shop one night around closing andsaid, Hello, Im the Prince of Darkness. Think you could help me outwith a little war ne...”

“When the world began, there were no such things as monsters. Demons were just fallen angels who, booted out of Heaven and bored with Hell, wandered the Earth sticking little girls pigtails in inkwe...”

“Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.”

“Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty damn good.”

“Aside from the obvious, Francesca, what do you want in return for supplying information? Bones asked, getting back to the subject. You to take me, she replied at once. Not gonna happen! I spat, squ...”

“Very few people believe in the devil these days, which suits the devil very well. He is always helping to circulate the news of his own death. The essence of God is existence, and He defines Himsel...”

“For you, my darlings, freedom to do what you like is the discovery of how unlikable what you like to do makes you. Not that that stops you doing what you like, since you like doing what you like mo...”

“All stories are lies. But good stories are lies made from light and fire. And they lift our hearts out of the dust, and out of the grave.”