The Dark Roads Quotes

“Elvis played a soundtrack of half remembered songs, humming the lyrics and sometimes, when he forgot himself, singing out loud. Richie and Buddy cringed slightly at the quality of his singing voice, but said nothing.”
― Wayne Lemmons, The Dark Roads

“What if we just fight like we did before?" Elvis asked, suddenly. "The King has spoken," Buddy said.”
― Wayne Lemmons, The Dark Roads

“In 2015 the winter was unseasonably warm. I remember it well enough to feel a pang of sentiment toward those days. Children were playing in the sunshine, bathing suits donned long after swimwear should have been traded for jeans and sweaters. We were all so happy that Jack Frost had forgotten us that year. We didn't know any better, but it should have been our first hint that the world was going wrong. Five years later, when the crops were all burnt, and the sun wasn't drawn with a happy face on a child's illustration anymore, we would all have chance for regret. The”
― Wayne Lemmons, The Dark Roads