Crowbones (The World of the Others #3; The Others #8)

by Anne Bishop

He wasn’t sure what disturbed him more—that the Others were able to excavate that much dirt from either side of the road and pile it into a hill that quickly . . . or the smiley face made out of boulders that was pressed into this side of the mound.

“We have to survive. That is what we have to do.”

“You should tell the humans to pay attention and be grateful that you yell at them when they are doing something stupid.”

You can’t fall if you’re already on the floor when you faint. Words to live by.

cops. fangs. betrayal. problem solver. ally. feathers and bones. a no sign over pity. lakeside. peace.