The Weight Of Blood Quotes
"We heard the crash first. Right before the lights went out."
"Just as I was finna to head over there myself, I see Cole walking out the dark, limping down our driveway, eyes wide like he saw the face of God."
"Only two kids survived Prom Night at that country club. Cole was one of them."
"When I asked him what happened... he just kept mumbling, ‘Maddy did it.’"
"It wasn’t supposed to rain. She’d checked. She always checked."
"The entire class turned, dumbfounded. Maddy hadn’t said more than three words all year."
"Maddy’s hair, now drenched, wrapped around her shoulders like a cape, the rain masking her sobs all the way back to school."
"The words echoed through the chambers of her memories."
"Even if she didn’t understand, God does not make mistakes."
"The air was humid and sticky as Maddy made the long walk home."
"‘You know you’re not allowed in here,’ he barked, brushing by her to slam the door shut."
"You didn’t check. You couldn’t possibly have checked!"
"‘Go to your closet,’ he hissed, gripping the belt in one hand."
"Remember what the dietitian said. Less carbs, more protein."
"We either have an all-together prom or do the usual."
"It ain't never too late to do the right thing."
"But as he sat like a frozen statue, she wondered what lived on the other side of his reliability."
"Because sometimes you have to, like John Lewis said, ‘Get into good trouble, necessary trouble,’ for your voice to be heard."
"God makes no mistakes. It's not up to you to lean on your own understanding. It's up to you to obey."
"Your presence adds to the resistance. It speaks out against the racism happening in this town and others."
"You go to that prom, Maddy. You go to that prom, and you show everyone that you're not some girl who can be pushed around or made fun of."
"The most popular guy in school taking Maddy Washington to the prom?"
"Always looking for some sob story so you can play savior. You think you helping by pitying her?"
"I would've accepted her if she acknowledged her light-skin privilege."
"This gives you great power. You are more than just a Cancer, more than just a Gemini."
"The stars within you will guide, sustain, and nourish you."
"I'm your child. There's a lot I could say about you if you kick me out."
"Trust me," he said, offering his hand. "The view is better over here."
"I didn’t even realize she was already doing it until a hot thread slipped between her fingers."
"I’d love them for who they are. Not who I want them to be."
"Reminds me of a Norman Rockwell painting," she whispered.
"I come here when I want to think. Clear my head. Get in the game."
"My father made me a prayer closet," she said, her tone a bit removed. "Guess I think in there."
"’Cause I love it! The rush, the complication, the violence, my team."
"I want you to say it," he insisted. "Don’t hold back. Please."
"Well, you just don’t seem like the others. And it just ... must be so exhausting being so many people for so many people."
"Don’t seem like it, but I know what it’s like to feel like you don’t belong."
"No matter what you do, you can’t outgrow, out-lie, out-perform, out-play, out-run, or out-joke being different."
"Are you sure you’re not a psychic like your mama?"
"I just ... want to make sure you have a good time."