“Moon couldn’t think of anything reassuring to say. They were trapped inside a leviathan, standing in a tunnel gnawed out by giant parasites. Going blank with terror was a perfectly rational way to react, especially for a groundling.”
“The stars up close to the moon were pale; they got brighter and braver the farther they got out of the circle of light ruled by the giant moon”
“What hostile parasite is tunneling through her sphincter? (Zarina)”
“The terror is trapped inside of him and paralyzes him. He closes his eyes again and tries to drown out the scream - but it keeps ringing and ringing and ringing in his ears.”
“As a writer, I can think of no greater terror than confronting a blank page, except perhaps the terror of being shot at.”
“People react predictably, especially when they don't have time to think.”