Caught in a Stilled Flame Quotes

“The lantern on the table between them was the only light in the cabin. As he took another long swig from the bottle, he was for a moment lost in the seductive sway of her elongated shadow dancing like a timid ghost on the wall, for a moment only thinking – or imagining – that their shadows were really extensions of their selves – their souls, perhaps. Somehow, maybe, when they were dead, their shadows would remain here.”
― Leigh Winterstine, Caught in a Stilled Flame

“The truck pulled away. When the girl finally opened her eyes, the strange man was looking down at her. She trembled under his gaze, praying that none of this day had ever happened and she was really only dreaming. Why had she walked so far from home? Walking and walking until she couldn’t have found her way back, even if she tried? Why hadn’t she brought any candy with her? And why did she have to wear these shoes? Why was any of this happening?”
― Leigh Winterstine, Caught in a Stilled Flame

“The girl’s pretty green eyes became as big as saucers. They jabbed an uninvited hook into his heart, again proving it to be not so steeled or unaffected, after all.”
― Leigh Winterstine, Caught in a Stilled Flame

“Her face lingered somewhere between girlishness and womanhood, and some old, forgotten part of him immediately liked the innocence of her green eyes. If he cared for such things now, he might have been impressed. Right now he was only concerned with what mattered. If she begged him for a ride or tried to get crazy on him he would shoot her without hesitation. It wouldn’t really be necessary - after all, the girl was small, no more than five foot three, and probably weighed a hundred and thirty pounds, but his heart reminded him of this fact anyway. He could kill her if he had to, no guilt, no second thought. He was an isolated island.”
― Leigh Winterstine, Caught in a Stilled Flame