The Living Blood Quotes

“Oh, children could be spoiled all right, but not by kindnesses. Only the other way, in the truest sense of the word.”
― Tananarive Due, The Living Blood

“As his breath froze in his lungs, Lucas realized that the thing under Boog’s bed might well have been the shadow Three Ravens Perez had seen hunting Rachel and Jared in his visions, the same stinking shadow he’d met in his sleep. It was the evil that hated to let little boys sleep and forced them to grow up without their mothers or didn’t allow them to grow up at all. Evil was stalking him, as always. Evil, most likely, would not be far behind. journey Zion me wan go home, Zion me wan go home, Oh, oh, Zion me wan go home. —Rastafarian chant”
― Tananarive Due, The Living Blood

“Yes, Alex told them, in America most people drive cars, and many families have more than one. In America, people take their dogs to groomers to have their coats shaved and nails painted. In America, grocers hire people to put food in your bags for you, and the bags are then thrown in the trash. In America, many elderly live in nursing homes and walk homeless on the streets.”
― Tananarive Due, The Living Blood

“When you know someone in the flesh, you know that person only in part,” he told her. “A man’s teachings are more important than his flesh form. Flesh is an illusion.”
― Tananarive Due, The Living Blood

“A guard is as much a prisoner as those he keeps from freedom.”
― Tananarive Due, The Living Blood

“If we’re not careful, the time may come when we can’t help anyone—and I mean soon. My skin crawls when I think about how many people know about us, and they’re not all going to come and say ‘Please.’ God has been with us so far, but we can’t be naive. Even God says not to test Him by being foolish.”
― Tananarive Due, The Living Blood