Ilsa J Bick Quotes

Monster or not, he was risking his neck to save her.

They call it the drowning instinct. It's when drowning doesn't look like drowning. (pg. 241)

You really didn't appreciate how thick, how powerful water was until you had to fight it.

Follow your heart. Just don't get lost.

Honestly, Bob: how do you carve a scream?

As a doc, though, I've seen what happens when people are under a lot of stress. Doesn't always bring out their best. When people are scared, they get angry. They'll do things they never thought they would. They'll bargain and compromise in order to survive; they'll chase after miracle cures and believe just about anything so long as it gives them hope. When hope fails, then watch out. Some people get brutal. They'll turn on each other; they'll become their own worst enemies.

No one can help but stare at the monster, because horror is a cousin to awe.

...she said all writers were prima donnas, drunks, social misfits, pompous, or depressed. Brilliant, maybe, but completely crazy.