Gracefully, Like a Living Thing Quotes

“but to Alexandra they were dying before her eyes, the branches sagging, the needles struggling to stay in place; if she listened carefully enough, she might hear their anguish.”
― Suzanne Jenkins, Gracefully, Like a Living Thing: The Sequel to The Savant of Chelsea

“Cutting down trees for Christmas was a waste of resources, but it was more than that. The cut stump looked like an amputation, resinous sap running out of its pores as blood ran from a wound, her eyes played tricks on her again and the sap turned red, the gelatinous clots pooling on the snow-covered sidewalk below.”
― Suzanne Jenkins, Gracefully, Like a Living Thing: The Sequel to The Savant of Chelsea