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John Bellairs Quotes

Unexplained noises are best left unexplained.

Unexplained noises are best left unexplained.

John Bellairs
Noise, Unexplained, Left
John Bellairs (2014). “The Face in the Frost”, p.25, Open Road Media

He invented the Fuse Box Dwarf, a little man who popped out at you from behind the paint cans in the cellarway and screamed, "Dreeb! Dreeb! I am the Fuse Box Dwarf!" Lewis was not scared by the little man, and he felt that those who scream "Dreeb" are more to be pitied than censured.

John Bellairs
Men, Dwarves, Littles
John Bellairs, Edward Gorey, Mercer Mayer (1998). “The best of John Bellairs”

He held the book up to his nose. It smelled like Old Spice talcum powder. Books that smelled that way were usually fun to read. He threw the book onto his bed and went to his suitcase. After rummaging about for awhile, he came up with a long, narrow box of chocolate-covered mints. He loved to eat candy while he read, and lots of his favorite books at home had brown smudges on the corners of the pages.

John Bellairs
Fun, Book, Home
John Bellairs (2002). “House with a Clock in Its Walls / Ghost in the Mirror Flip Book”, Puffin

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