Poso Wells Quotes

“The wound, which had turned pink on scarring over, was the mark left by the only romantic relationship Bella was known to have had. The scar seemed to lead its own life: sometimes it was like the trace left by a crab on the seashore, but when she was angry it widened and turned a shade of violet. Then her face was like that of a broken and poorly mended doll. It was impossible to look at her without staring at the wound. There”
― Gabriela Alemán, Poso Wells

“A bunch of bananas can’t be left outside the door, because it will vanish. It”
― Gabriela Alemán, Poso Wells

“Something crouches in the streets of Poso Wells, and it attacks the nerves like a persistent drumbeat. Whatever it is haunts the dreams of the residents, panting in their faces, slobbering them with noxious saliva and septic-tank breath, leaving their bodies sticky and dirty when they wake up. This sensation of danger cannot be shaken off by a mere act of will. The residents live with it all day long. In the evening it just becomes more palpable, because what vanishes then is not just food. People disappear, too. At”
― Gabriela Alemán, Poso Wells

“Era insólito, monstruoso y sorprendente pero creíble, absurdamente creíble. Valentina no pudo hacer un cálculo aproximado de cuántas mujeres se encontraban abajo en los túneles pero sabía que eran muchas, de todas las edades y la mayoría desvariaba.”
― Gabriela Alemán, Poso Wells