Ghosts could walk freely tonight, without fear of the disbelief of men; for this night was haunted, and it would be an insensitive man who did not know it.
Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest as long as I am living. You said I killed you--haunt me then. The murdered do haunt their murderers. I believe-- I know that ghosts have wandered the earth. Be with me always--take any form--drive me mad. Only do...
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Unknown
Heaven is comfort, but it's still not living.
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Alice Sebold
To be haunted is to glimpse a truth that might best be hidden.
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James Herbert
All is as if the world did cease to exist. The city's monuments go unseen, its past unheard, and its culture slowly fading in the dismal sea.
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Nathan Reese Maher
He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
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Cormac McCarthy
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