Quotes From "Veiled" By Benedict Jacka

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I’ll use my divination and look into the future. Hey, you know what, I’m seeing the future right now. If I stand here and wait, then in three minutes a train’s going to come. And after that, another train’s going to come. Here, I’ll let you guess what’s going to happen afterwards. I’ll give you a hint–there’s a train. Benedict Jacka
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You’re lucky you didn’t know him back in his tech phase. There was this time in our second year when we were living in the same house. Kitchen table kept wobbling so Landis shoved this metal saucer under one of the legs. Wasn’t until two weeks later we found out it was a land mine. Benedict Jacka
Fear gives people their humanity. Fear of loss.
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Fear gives people their humanity. Fear of loss. Karina Halle
A young body, a young heart, and endless courage. That...
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A young body, a young heart, and endless courage. That last part is the most important. Don’t let anyone tell you any differently. Why do you think we used to send so many kids your age off to war? Karina Halle
You can learn a lot about a person through their...
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You can learn a lot about a person through their dreams. It’s your subconscious, split open and bare for all to see. Karina Halle
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When you wake up from a nightmare, the reality comforts you. When you wake up from the best dream ever, reality is a burden, a slap-in-the-face reminder that you could feel this, you could have this, but you don’t and you won’t. Karina Halle
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...seeing ghosts and demons just lends itself to listening to White Zombie and Slayer and Fantomas on repeat. One Direction and Selena Gomez are for the girls who don’t see dead people every fucking day. Karina Halle
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I’m pretty sure there are some things in the dark that we’re not meant to see. Karina Halle
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Hell isn’t fire and brimstone. It’s New York City. Karina Halle
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People say things are going to be Hell without even the slightest notion of what Hell is. Karina Halle
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They say you’re only as old as you feel but try telling that to a ninety-year-old on their deathbed, just wishing he could do all the bloody things he wants to do. Karina Halle
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I’ve seen him before you know. In real life.” “What? When?” I catch a twinge of hurt in her voice for not filling her in on it earlier. “When I was at Sephora, ” I tell her. “So he’s a metrosexual ghost as well?” Dex asks. Karina Halle
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I never realized how much I loved life until I knew it was being taken away. Karina Halle