It's easy to say you don't care about money when you have plenty of it.

— Ransom Riggs

It seemed like my parents were always trying to get me to care about money, but I didn’t, really. Then again, it's easy to say you don't care about money when you have plenty of it.

— Ransom Riggs

I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was. Likewise, I never imagined that home might be something I would miss.

— Ransom Riggs

I wanted to thank you," I said. She wrinkled her nose and squinted like I'd said something funny. "Thank me for what?" she said." You give me strength I didn't know I had,"; I said. "You make me better.

— Ransom Riggs

I was quite possibly in the midst of losing my mind. I needed to get away from people until I figured out if I actually was losing my mind.

— Ransom Riggs

I wondered whether trusting him was merely unwise or if it crossed the line into recklessness, like lying down for a nap in the middle of a road.

— Ransom Riggs

Males lack the seriousness of temperament required of persons with such great responsibilities.

— Ransom Riggs

Maybe I could use a little metal on the inside, I thought. If I'd kept my heart better armored, where would I be now? Easy—I’d be at home, medicating myself into a monotone. Drowning my sorrows in video games. Working shifts at Smart Aid. Dying inside, day by day, from regret.

— Ransom Riggs

Maybe," she said. "Maybe. But now you're making promises you might not be able to keep, and that's how people in love get very badly hurt.

— Ransom Riggs

Millard! Who's the prime minister?"" Winston Churchill," he said. "Have you gone daft?"" What's the capital of Burma?"" Lord, I have no idea. Rangoon?"" Good! When's your birthday?"" Will you quit shouting and let me bleed in peace!

— Ransom Riggs