Rust and Bone Quotes

“Twenty-seven bones make up the human hand. Lunate and capitate and navicular, scaphoid, and triquetrum, the tiny horn-shaped pisiforms of the outer wrist. Though different in shape and density each is smoothly aligned and flush-fitted, lashed by a meshwork of ligatures running under the skin. All vertebrates share a similar set of bones, and all bones grow out of the same tissue: a bird's wing, a whale's dorsal fine, a gecko's pad, your own hand. Bust an arm or leg and the knitting bone's sealed in a wrap of calcium so it's stronger than before. Bust a bone in your hand and it never heals right.”
― Craig Davidson, Rust and Bone: Stories

“The skin of Herbert’s chest and arms and head turned opaque as a nearly colorless essence, smoke or mist or fog, rose off his body.”
― Craig Davidson, Rust and Bone: Stories

“This went on for five minutes. At no time did he disappear. “Can you still see me?” “Afraid so.” “Damn!” His eyes snapped open. “Nothing? Didn’t my skin turn opaque?”
― Craig Davidson, Rust and Bone: Stories