The Knackerman Quotes

“know that’s not the outcome you wanted. And I know I don’t know much about that man’s situation. But he was really lucky to have you as a friend today.” Nick looked over at the deputy. The deputy continued, “My mother had this puzzling saying she used on us kids after my grandmother died. After my grandfather died too. She’d say, ‘When it comes to the end, being dead is only a problem for the living. What’s important is the dying.’ After today, I finally understand what she meant.”
― Richard DeGrandpre, The Knackerman

“He found that the word “nightmare” derived from the Old English mara, a haunting spirit that sneaks into one’s room late at night.”
― Richard DeGrandpre, The Knackerman