Obsidian Island Quotes

“It's your heart," Emery said, standing over him on the operating table, holding Lucien's kitchen knife in one hand. "It's going to have to come out." James folded his hands protectively over his chest. "No, I like my heart where it is, thanks." "It'll kill you if you leave it in there." "It will kill me if you cut it out. Look, if you want it, it's yours. But you don't need to carve it out of me to have it." Emery rested the tip of the knife against James' chest where his shirt parted. "The tree wants it, you know. It wants all of you.”
― Arden Powell, Obsidian Island

“Any being capable of creating art must have a soul, surely.”
― Arden Powell, Obsidian Island

“James first met Emery when they were both in their first week of their first year at Pembroke College,”
― Arden Powell, Obsidian Island

“Morning," James said, rubbing the grit from his yes. "You all right?”
― Arden Powell, Obsidian Island