Nightbooks Quotes

“And now I realize---so what if I write scary stories? I might hurt someone with nouns and adjectives, but I would never hurt someone for real.”
― J.A. White, Nightbooks

“Of course, if he accepted what the woman had said at face value, that meant the apartment was capable of reading children’s minds in order to lure them with the appropriate bait. Like a smarter version of the candy house in “Hansel and Gretel,” Alex thought. In my case, a scary movie did the trick. He stared at the clothes before him.”
― J.A. White, Nightbooks

“Alex woke up in the lower half of a bunk bed. He had no idea where he was or how he had gotten there. He lay perfectly still, his body frozen with fear. Gradually, the events of the previous night returned to him. The elevator. The apartment. The witch. Except she’s not really a witch, Alex thought, his mind racing. Witches aren’t real. She’s just some crazy lady who thinks she’s a witch. But then why did I see a TV that wasn’t really there? Did she hypnotize me or something? Alex clutched his blanket as a question of more immediate concern popped into his head. Who’s sleeping on the top bunk?”
― J.A. White, Nightbooks

“satisfaction. “Good news,” she said. “Your story might not have made any sense, but it still got the job done.” Alex’s face flushed, this time with anger instead of embarrassment. He was tired of hearing his writing criticized.”
― J.A. White, Nightbooks

“Four hours?”
― J.A. White, Nightbooks

“zombie now banging on the window of Barbara’s car—yet she was”
― J.A. White, Nightbooks

“Alex stepped inside and clicked the B button. The basement was his favorite place in the entire apartment building. It was spooky and weird and packed ceiling-high with towers of knickknacks left behind by former tenants, like a graveyard for unwanted items. The most amazing part, however, was the boiler, an iron monster built nearly sixty years ago. Alex called it Old Smokey. It was his destination tonight. The elevator doors closed, and the car began”
― J.A. White, Nightbooks