The Monkey's Paw Quotes

“But the days passed, and expectations gave way to resignation—the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled apathy.”
― W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw

“The first man had his three wishes, yes," was the reply; "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death.”
― W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw

“Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly.”
― W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw