The Black Phone Quotes

“Minutes did not pass, collecting into hours. There was no point in thinking about time in the old way. There was only one moment and then another moment, in a string of moments that went on in a quiet, deadly procession.”
― Joe Hill, The Black Phone

“What he felt was something larger than fear, a narcotic terror that numbed him completely, made it impossible to imagine moving.”
― Joe Hill, The Black Phone

“Susannah had a toy stethoscope, which she would press to his head, in an attempt to listen in on his thoughts.”
― Joe Hill, The Black Phone

“The deep and vivid blueness of the sky was a little disorientating. The sunshine was headache-bright, bothered my eyes.”
― Joe Hill, The Black Phone

“lifted her gaze to the last telephone pole on the street. A mass of black balloons were caught there, snarled in the lines. The wind was wrestling to wrench them free, and they bobbled and weaved, pulling hard to escape. The wires held the balloons implacably where they were. She recoiled at the sight of them. They were dreadful – somehow they were dreadful – a dead spot in the sky.”
― Joe Hill, The Black Phone