Blackpines Quotes

“Mason cries, a complicated sound full of abating grief and rising joy.

/That is what it means to be human/, Jude whispers—to herself, to the Witch.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Witch's Judgment

“There is always so much left unsaid. All the holes and cracks become distinct at a parting. She learned this with Mamaw. There is always a little regret, if not a lot.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Witch's Judgment

“You walked around like you were the first man to ever grieve, like you’re the only person to ever lose someone. What gave you the right?”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Witch's Judgment

“Her hands are red and raw. Her calluses have nearly worn away—burial mounds for the talent she used to possess.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Witch's Judgment

“When Angus talks—when he talks—it comes out like this: a sledgehammer, big and blunt and thoughtless. He gets her in the chest, but she doesn’t let it crack her ribs.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Witch's Judgment

“All these years they've told each other that there were no secrets and no lies between them, but love was harder than that, and sometimes edits and omissions were a form of kindness.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Witch's Judgment

“Maybe there’s still a part of her identity wrapped up in that first flicker of love, because she’d known for certain, even back then, that she loved him, always, with her woman’s heart.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Witch's Judgment

“Was it good? The first time we kissed?”

Mason snorts. “I’m pretty sure no one’s ever had a better first kiss.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Witch's Judgment

“Love was a bear trap.

The sick part was learning to love the pain.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Witch's Judgment