The Demon's Lexicon Quotes

[…] school was a waste of time. It meant dozens of teachers hassling him about being dyslexic, and it meant Alan working full-time when Alan wanted to go to college. If Alan would just let Nick w...

He rumpled his red hair and adjusted his glasses in an anxious sort of way, and he took a couple of steps back to the kitchen. He let them see the limp: He used that, the same way he used everythin...

"This is different," [Nick] said. "This is you."Alan looked terribly pleased for a moment, and Nick realized that his brother had taken this as one of the ridiculous, sappy things Alan was used to...

Mum had always been strange, had never liked Nick, but it was Dad's job to take care of Mum, just like it was Alan's job to take care of Nick. (3.3)

"Am I hurting you?""No," Nick said. "That was the stupid birds." "They're very intelligent, actually," Alan told him as if he was under the impression Nick cared at all. […] "If you catch them yo...

Alan was checking the man's pulse, so Nick was the one who looked over at her and said, "It's dealt with. We don't need you."Mum stood in the darkened hallway, watching him with pale eyes, and said...

[Nick] had never intended to go into the circle again, had never intended to dance for the demons again. As far as he was concerned, the marked ones could go to someone else for help.Only this time...

"You gave your talisman away," he said, hunting for words. He didn't want to speak, but he had to; he could do nothing else, because what he wanted to do was hit Alan. […]"I can't believe you wer...