Pine Needles Quotes

“It’s a battle, really, between me and the pine needles, to see which one of us moves first. But I’m too tired to lose.”
― Tochi Onyebuchi, Beasts Made of Night

“Dorcas wasn't a fast walker. It was difficult for me to keep behind her. I tried to let others, joggers, and bicyclists, come between us. I followed her past a field where girls were playing soccer, and into the woods bordering Catamount Creek. The smell of pine needles underfoot was sharp, pungent. I seemed to know that I would always associate that smell with this afternoon, and with Dorcas.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Beasts