The Praying Mantis Bride Quotes

“Not every case requires him to kill, but when he does, he kills known murderers whom the law will not touch or the courts acquit for one reason or another. Even though he is supported by a formidable organization with deep resources, which remains a mystery to him, his fingerprints have been removed to protect him. It’s better to leave no prints behind.”
― Dean Koontz, The Praying Mantis Bride

“Just yesterday, I saw a butterfly flyin’ after dark.” “A butterfly . . . ?” “A butterfly flyin’ after dark is an omen, means your death is maybe comin’ soon.”
― Dean Koontz, The Praying Mantis Bride

“But you didn’t need to have struck a deathblow against someone to be in part responsible for her”
― Dean Koontz, The Praying Mantis Bride

“meaning is everywhere contested. Each of their missions is instead meant to bring truth and its consequences into the life of someone who has woven a persona of lies, thereby putting an end to his or her crimes. There’s no doubt that Lucia deserves to be terrified”
― Dean Koontz, The Praying Mantis Bride

“butterfly flyin’ after dark is an omen, means your death is maybe comin’ soon. Don’t look at me like that, smart ass. I never stepped on no eggshells.”
― Dean Koontz, The Praying Mantis Bride

“In movies and real-world accounts, people stay in haunted houses until there is no escaping, which is stupid. Lucia is not stupid.”
― Dean Koontz, The Praying Mantis Bride

“White cats are good luck, but I can’t tolerate them quick and restless. Lots of Benadryl keeps them content.”
― Dean Koontz, The Praying Mantis Bride

“Denial endures because it soothes.”
― Dean Koontz, The Praying Mantis Bride

“The fat moon is past the apex of its arc, rolling westward like a coin following a groove toward a slot, and when it drops, perhaps the vending machine that is this mysterious world will dispense an item so rich in truth that humanity can begin to be cured by it.”
― Dean Koontz, The Praying Mantis Bride

“Through the array of wireless cameras, they watch this widow-maker widow as she quickly changes from yoga pants into slacks and pulls on a sport coat over her T-shirt and carries clothes from the closet to the suitcase on the bed.”
― Dean Koontz, The Praying Mantis Bride