To have endured horrors, to have seen the worst of humanity and have your life made unrecognizable by it, to come out of all that honorable and brave— that was magical.

— Ransom Riggs

What a beautiful day to go to hell

— Ransom Riggs

What I believe is that when it comes to big things in life, there are no accidents. Everything happens for a reason. You are here for a reason -- and it's not to fail and die.

— Ransom Riggs

What if there's no town for fifty kilometers?" Said Enoch."The'll walk for fifty-one kilometers. But I know we weren't blown that far off course.

— Ransom Riggs

What would Golan Do? That way I can ask myself before I do anything. Before I take a dump. How would Dr. Golan want me to take this dump? Should I bank it off the side or go straight down the middle? What would be the most psychologically beneficial dump I could take?

— Ransom Riggs

When I was a kid, Grandpa Portman's fantastic stories meant it was possible to live a magical life. Even after I stopped believing them, there was still something magical about my grandfather. To have endured all the horrors he did, to have seen the worst of humanity and to have your life made unrecognized by it, to come out of all that the honorable and good and brave person I knew him to be - THAT was magical.

— Ransom Riggs

Which was just well: goodbyes had never been my strong suit anyway, and lately my life had felt like an unbroken series of them. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.

— Ransom Riggs

Will you quit shouting and let me bleed in peace!

— Ransom Riggs

You have your world to rebuild, and I have mine.

— Ransom Riggs

You may choose to live in a world of fantasy if you like, my dear, but I am a realist.

— Ransom Riggs