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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

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I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing.H.H. Holmes
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.Daniel Burnham
He's one of those men who can't walk over a bridge without wanting to know what's holding it up. And then he dreams about it...and finally starts to build his own bridge in his mind.Author Comment on Holmes
The fair taught men and women to see with fresh eyes and feel as if they had thereby discovered a new city in a new world.Narrator
She's gone, I'm afraid... You must brace yourself for a shock. She seems to have disappeared.H.H. Holmes
Too much blood has been spilled. I shall stay until it is cleansed with sud and water.Patrick Prendergast
Every human being has a window on his heart; man only shines through in glimpses.Narrator
It's clear that she adored him. She follows him whenever he walks through the room. And when he smiles, she melts.Author on Minnie Williams
There is only one thing a woman can do when she is suffering the loss of a lover. Eat. And eat well.Emma Line
All things are true which I shall utter. I am become a seer in the age of flight.Patrick Prendergast