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Jackaby
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"Jackaby" Quotes

A young woman teams up with a quirky detective to solve supernatural mysteries in 1892 New England.

Quotes

Monsters and madmen are the norm, not the exception.

William Ritter

monstersmadness

There is a great deal of difference between a man who is trying to learn to love and a man who is trying to learn not to hate.

William Ritter

lovehate

The best way to keep a monster at bay is to keep a sense of humor.

William Ritter

humormonsters

The key to a successful investigation is being able to see what everyone else has seen, but think what no one else has thought.

William Ritter

investigationperception

Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.

William Ritter

lifecomedytragedy

Everything has a cost, dear girl. It is simply a matter of who bears it.

William Ritter

costconsequences

The truth of the matter is that most people are not looking for the truth; they are looking for the comfort of agreement.

William Ritter

truthcomfort

The worst monsters are composed of darkness, rather than flesh and blood.

William Ritter

monstersdarkness

The key to solving any mystery is to ask the right questions.

William Ritter

mysteryquestions

The most extraordinary things in the world are rarely seen or heard.

William Ritter

extraordinaryobservation