Jonathan barnavelt Quotes

"[First lines, writing letter] Dear Lewis: Enclosed, please find one bus ticket and two silver dollars for your trip to Michigan. I'm really sorry about the loss of your parents. Your mom was my sister, so that makes you family. And I'll do my best to make you feel right at home. As Einstein said, life is like a bicycle. To stay balanced, you got to keep moving forward. And so will we. I look forward to meeting you. Your Uncle Jonathan. PS Sorry for the stain on the letter. That's chocolate."

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

"[Last lines, when the Griffin's topiary waste splat onto the Chair with The End card] Bad kitty! Use the litter box!"

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

"There's a clock in the walls. We don't know what it does, except... something horrible."

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

"[To Lewis] I can give you the right books, teach you the right spells, but that last 1%, that's up to you."

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

"We don't know where the clock is or what it does, except something horrible. No, we gotta do the responsible thing: lie to the kid."

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

"[Upon being surrounded by possessed pumpkins] Don't worry, their teeth are made of pumpkin, they can't really hurt us. [Pumpkin projectile vomits in his face] Okay, I made that one up."

The House with a Clock in Its Walls