Brom, The Child Thief
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"If you don't learn to laugh at life it'll surely kill you, that I know."
"Men who fear demons see demons everywhere."
"Both sides so blinded by their fear and hate of each other that they couldn't see they were all fighting for the same thing."
"How much blood will it take to make them stop? How many more children must die?"
"Madness,' Nick called. 'That's all I've found here. Does Avalon breed insanity? Is that the nature of magic, to drive everyone out of their minds?"
"Demon or not, it didn't matter, suffering was everywhere he looked."
"And Peter laughed, and when he did, all the Devils grinned, because Peter's laugh was a most contagious thing."
"Almost lost you," he thought, surprised to find himself blinking back tears. "Been through too much, me and you. We're going to finish this thing together."
"Julio was willing to bet that Officer "I've Seen It All" Mac had never seen a horde of black-skinned demons wearing rags and armor and carrying swords and spears, dragging a naked woman and a chubby boy by a rope. No, he was willing to bet his left nut that even officer Mac had never seen such a thing."
"Help her," Peter pleaded. "Do something. You have ways. Your potions. Your medicines. Do something."
"Go and play. Run around. Build something. Break something. Climb a tree. Get dirty. Get in some trouble. Have some fun."
"Had not enough gone wrong?"
"The boy planted his hands on his hips and a broad smile lit his face. "My name's Peter. Can I play too?"