Quotes from Attack of the Fiend

“Even a strong man can succumb to the wiles of a pretty girl with pointy shoes.”
― Joseph Delaney, quote from Attack of the Fiend

“None of us are either all good or all bad – we’re all somewhere in between – but there comes a moment in each life when we take an important step, either toward the light or toward the dark…”
― Joseph Delaney, quote from Attack of the Fiend

“I see a girl, soon to be a woman," Tibb continues. "The girl who will share your life. She will love you, she will betray you, and finally she will die for you. And it will all have been for nothing. All for nothing in the end.”
― Joseph Delaney, quote from Attack of the Fiend

“when theres a will theres a way”
― Joseph Delaney, quote from Attack of the Fiend

“Love is a delusion that binds mortals to their fates.”
― Joseph Delaney, quote from Attack of the Fiend

“I can't be yours forever, Mab," I told her, the words flying into my mouth as if by magic. "I already belong to someone else. I belong to Alice!”
― Joseph Delaney, quote from Attack of the Fiend

“What are you using?" I asked. "Fascination or glamour?"
"Both," she said, giving me a wicked smile”
― Joseph Delaney, quote from Attack of the Fiend

“What I've done means no witch can ever control you like that. It's my mark, see. My brand. It warns them off. Apart from that, it don't mean much, though. Not if you don't want it to. Don't have to sit next to me. Movie if you want. Do you want to go?"
I shook my head. "I'm happy sitting here next to you."
"And I'm happy here sitting next to you. So we're both happy. What can be wrong with that?”
― Joseph Delaney, quote from Attack of the Fiend

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