It's hard to plan for what comes next when what comes next is not something you planned for.
Rick YanceyI brought Sammy inside and put him to bed. Said his prayer with him. โโNow I lay me down to sleepโฆโโ To me, just random noise. Gibberish. I wasnโt sure exactly what it was, but I felt that, when it came to God, there was a broken promise in there somewhere.
Rick YanceyBut monsters, I now know, come in all shapes and sizes, and only their appetite for human flesh defines them.
Rick YanceyPlease, do not leave me, Will Henry. I would not survive it. You were nearly right. What Mr. Kendall was, I am always on the brink of becoming. And you - I do not pretend to know how or even why - but you pull me back from the precipice. You are the one... You are the one thing that keeps me Human.
Rick Yancey