“Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled.”
“Bloodthirsty little beasts. Never trust a duck.”
“But monsters, I now know, come in all shapes and sizes, and only their appetite for human flesh defines them.”
“Desire is a chipped glass. You keep pouring to fill it up but the cracks will leak forever. You'll never fulfill it.”
“Why, Criminy Stain," I said. "You're a romantic.""Oh, no," he said with a grin. "I'm fiendish and unscrupulous, a vicious killer and a thief and a bloodthirsty monster. And maybe a little romantic. But don't tell anyone, or my reputation's shot.”
“so word for word/My master spoke, and I asked him for the food/To fill the appetite these words inspired.”