Blackpines Quotes

“The first time she’d met Lucía, she’d actually done a double-take. One, because Lucía had a floppy, mohawk-like shave, and it really, really suited her, but more so because she was wearing boots that looked like they were the army and a black shirt turned inside out and artistically severed, so that her stomach was just peeking through, and Maya could see she was an outie (which could have killed her).”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Ones Who Couldn't Let Go

“And then they are falling, their hair streaming, the dog wailing against her throat. Jude’s laugh is as sharp and delirious as wind pummeling the splintered lines of broken glass. It’s a terrible sound. The mad smile on her face, the wide stretch of her lids around her eyes, is unpleasant, and yet Maya finds herself mirroring the expression—a shriek of terrified joy breaking from her throat as they hit the water.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Ones Who Couldn't Let Go

“Jude’s back is knobby and reptilian, her skin stretched thin over her spine and ribs. She looks like a tyrannosaurus rex bent over its catch.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Ones Who Couldn't Let Go

“This is, after all, Nova’s computer. Yet when he opens the browser (feeling just a pinch of guilt), it automatically goes to a photo site, and suddenly their faces are everywhere, gazing back at him from sunnier times.

Mason shrinks away, avoiding both sets of eyes. Nova, the masochist.

It would have been better if they hadn’t had that in common.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Ones Who Couldn't Let Go

“In present tense, Mason Murray looks like he stems from a long line of hedgehogs. He hunkers on the steps like he’s considering disappearing—like he might make that happen if he only balls up enough. He’s pasty and red in the face, but not from the sun or good health. No, he seems to be blushing.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Ones Who Couldn't Let Go

“This dream has a pulse. He can feel it drumming a frail tattoo: My son, my son, my son…”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Ones Who Couldn't Let Go

“I just don’t think you should go around saying, ‘Then it will be over.’ It’s not the end. It’s just the start of a new chapter. Just new shit that you have to figure out how to cope with.”

“Fuck, you are grim.”

“Pot, kettle.”

Harper sighs. “We’ll be lucky if Nova sticks around long enough to wave good-bye.”

Mason laughs despite himself. “Fair.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Ones Who Couldn't Let Go

“Do dogs dream?” she asks the air, because Yunior doesn’t seem to be paying attention. “Do you dream about Nova?”

The dog pauses, wagging his tail with greater force.

“Nova. Nova, Nova, Nova.”

Yunior turns, wiggling all over, and leans low on his front legs, yapping.

“Sorry. No Nova here. I’d keep him in my pocket, but he’s a little too big. Only just, but still.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Ones Who Couldn't Let Go