Beastly Bones (Jackaby, #2)

by William Ritter

Following his lead tends to call for a somewhat flexible relationship with reality.

“Jenny’s a stronger spirit than you might think. She survived her own death, for heaven’s sake—I think she can weather a social faux pas.

All exceptional people are, by definition, exceptions to the norm. If we insist on being ordinary, we can never be truly extraordinary.”

“Do you think she’ll be all right?” I asked. “Of course not,” said Jackaby. “I think she will be dead. Generally speaking that falls outside the realm of all right.

“the greatest figures in history are never the ones who avoid failure, but those who march chin-up through countless failures, one after the next, until they come upon the occasional victory.”