The Sixth Wicked Child (4MK Thriller, #3)

by J.D. Barker

“Self-deprecating humor,” Poole replied. “I know you’re a smart guy. You’re good at your job. Putting yourself down is counterproductive. It takes you down a notch in the eyes of those around you. You’re better than that.”

Somebody like you walks into the room, and every asshole puckers up.

“No, but I’m stealthy. I’m like a ghost ninja. Practically invisible. Nobody sees me unless I want them to.”

We don’t know who has contracted SARS, who has the common cold, who has the flu…the power of suggestion can bring on these symptoms, too—I can guarantee you there are people in this crowd who think they are sick and are not. It’s human nature. When we’re near someone who is ill, our bodies become defensive. Those defenses can manufacture symptoms that mimic the perceived illness, and our minds are trained to fear those symptoms which perpetuates the problem.”

“The people we are in public aren’t the people we are behind closed doors.

Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality.

Death comes for us whether we want him to or not. There’s no hiding.”