“I do this so you cannot help but hear. A wise man views a moonless night with fear.”

“When she spoke her voice was clear. "I do this so you cannot help but hear. a wise man views a moonless night with fear.”

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”

“You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.”

“You are an educated man. You know there are no such things as demons." Bast smiled a terrible smile. "There is only my kind." Bast leaned closer still, Chronicler smelled flowers on his breath. "You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared. You do not know the first note of the music that moves me.”

“I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.”

“Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.”