Tales from the Territory Quotes

“My dear. You take what is lovely within you, and you put it out into the world, and by all the hells, that is a power I wish I had.”
― Travis Baldree, Tales from the Territory

“It would be a real tragedy if you hid yourself away,” said the professor at last. She waited until Tandri found her eyes again. “I don’t mean hiding whatever those fools are looking for in you. I mean you. When I see what you put on those pages, the beauty your hands set free, well…I don’t mind saying that I’m jealous. I don’t want to minimize what you have to contend with, but you mustn’t let anything dissuade you from sharing your gifts.”
― Travis Baldree, Tales from the Territory

“I’ll say this. That lad made little miracles, every damn day. An’ them upstairs—” She poked her fork toward the ceiling. “—made it clear they weren’t hungry for ’em.” She shrugged. “So maybe he found somebody who was.”
― Travis Baldree, Tales from the Territory

“Something about Legends & Lattes struck a powerful, harmonic note down in the center of him. It was like discovering a fellow traveler on a lonely road, and thenceforth journeying in companionable silence, sure in the knowledge that they looked forward to the same destination.”
― Travis Baldree, Tales from the Territory

“A door where the name he was called on the other side was his own. He raised a paw, and with no hesitation whatsoever, briskly rapped upon the wood.”
― Travis Baldree, Tales from the Territory

“What is name, hmm?” The knife sighed, which was weird for something with no mouth. “Bradlee.” “Breadlee,” agreed Zyll.”
― Travis Baldree, Tales from the Territory