An air of mystery closed around the details of his early life. I didn't pry. He had been through hell and had a right to his secrets.

— Ransom Riggs

Anything that changes you forever, split my life into halves: Before and After.

— Ransom Riggs

A song and a smile from someone I cared about could be enough to distract me from all that darkness, if only for a little while.

— Ransom Riggs

At the heart of nature's mystery lies another mystery.

— Ransom Riggs

At the heart of nature’s mystery lies another mystery.

— Ransom Riggs

But these weren't the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin, the kind a seven-year-old might be able to wrap his mind around--they were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, marching in lockstep, so banal you don't recognize them for what they are until it's too late.

— Ransom Riggs

By morning, I was worn out. My limbs felt heavy as wood, my head cottony. I might've felt better if I hadn't slept at all.

— Ransom Riggs

Consider the simple hedgehog, and his neighbor, the opossum...do they waste their energy trying to throw one another into chasms when they face a common enemy, the winter? No!

— Ransom Riggs

Destiny is for people in books about magical swords. It's a lot of crap.

— Ransom Riggs

Do you ever find yourself climbing into an open grave during a bombing raid.and wish you'd just stayed in bed?

— Ransom Riggs