The Monsters of Rookhaven Quotes

“But Mirabelle wasn’t to know that the humans were coming. And humans, as is their wont, have a terrible habit of making a mess of things.”
― Pádraig Kenny, The Monsters of Rookhaven

“Enoch, "They die, you see, the mortals. They die and their loved ones experience pain. I wanted to save you from that, the pain. If I told you about your mother, it would have hurt you the way I've seen it hurt them. I only wanted to protect you from that.”
― Pádraig Kenny, The Monsters of Rookhaven

“You can thank Piglet,” said Tom. “He showed me things, made me understand how people are afraid of each other without having any reason to be.” Tom frowned a little, as if the words he was trying to find were inadequate for the task. “We have more in common with this family than we think. Piglet is kind, and his family are kind, and we owe them.”
― Pádraig Kenny, The Monsters of Rookhaven

“Does it hurt?’ asked Freddie.
Dr Ellenby guest urged at the clothes, books and furniture that now lay scattered around the hall. ‘Only my aesthetic sensibilities,’ he said, giving a pained smile.”
― Pádraig Kenny, The Monsters of Rookhaven

“Freddie thought he heard something. It sounded like something fading just as you woke from a dream.”
― Pádraig Kenny, The Monsters of Rookhaven

“Freddie was convinced it had been something else. Something skeletal with flesh barely clinging to its bones. Something with a long face and a dark gash of a mouth stretched perpetually down in what looked like a silent howl. That howling mouth was packed with impossibly long, yellowed teeth. Then there were the eyes. Two slimy grey meaty marbles that flicked back and forth agitatedly. Eyes that seemed to be searching for something.”
― Pádraig Kenny, The Monsters of Rookhaven

“So small and mortal and weak. I feel sorry for you, little girl.”
― Pádraig Kenny, The Monsters of Rookhaven

“Good evening, Mirabelle. How was the day?’
Mirabelle sniffed. ‘Bright and sunny.’
Enoch shook his head. ‘Not my cup of tea.”
― Pádraig Kenny, The Monsters of Rookhaven