Hollow Kingdom Quotes
"How do you miss something so critical? There were signs, signs that were slow as sap."
"It’s a platonic relationship with a zesty sprinkle of symbiosis."
"We also legalized pot to which Big Jim likes to poignantly screech, 'Fuck yeah!'"
"And then Big Jim’s eyeball fell out. Like, fell the fuck out of his head."
"Dennis is a bloodhound and has the IQ of a dead opossum."
"You deserve it. My name is Shit Turd and I am an American crow."
"Crows aren’t well liked, you see. We’re judged because we are black."
"Winnie the Poodle sat on the ledge, allowing the outside tears to saturate her tiny, broken heart."
"Loneliness itched her skin. Would they ever come back?"
"The sadness had her by the neck now like a chew toy."
"The runaway eyeball signified a turning point in our lives."
"Listening for any change in their actions, I got back to my mission."
"Life on the outside is unpredictable, requiring vigilance and innate brilliance."
"You can fuck off now. I have nothing more to say to you."
"I burst through the kitchen window, dropping the plastic bag at the last second."
"We left slowly to the gentle song of lugubrious paw pads and the viscous beat of crestfallen wings."
"I flew to the highest branch of a Douglas fir, everything seemed quiet except for the prattle of squirrels."
"I took in a deep breath, ruffled my plumage, and called out to a world I’ve never been a part of."
"When a tree decides to talk to you, it’s a very, very big deal."
"I thought of their families and felt a pang of gratitude that Big Jim was still mostly alive."
"I’ve learned that crows, by nature, can be pretty persistent."
"A ferocious growl ran up my spine. I pivoted to find Dennis hovering over a mass on Alaskan Way."
"I’m pretty sure all of us have questions about—"
"You are a crow who believes he is human, one who has befriended a taciturn bloodhound."
"The forces of The Whole have been contained and controlled for too long."
"What is left is you. Millions of domestics have died, but there are still many, many more."
"Everyone has a journey, Crow. More than just the one."
"The Mother Trees are the matriarchs, the connectors of the forest."
"Hope roared its luminous flames to life in my breast."
"The sun played hide-and-seek behind clouds, bathing us in light when it saw fit."
"Family traditions are sacred and should be upheld at all costs."
"The sun was settling into the horizon and the sky suddenly darkened with the black bodies of crows."
"Life is not the same once you’ve learned just how deeply a tree can feel."
"Life is worth a fight. Expectation must be shed like winter leaves. Even in death, there is wondrous beauty."
"The forest is where all secrets are kept under lock and key, deep in soils dark and rich."
"If you are alive—whether of blood or bark—you will be struck by pain, love, longing, fear, anger, and the particular ache of sadness."
"My gift to you is to know that we are here, all around you, talking to one another and dreaming of your success."
"MoFos never gave up on the belief that they could land on the moon, and by thunder, they did it!"
"Why run away from perfection? From such immeasurable opportunity?"
"Murders are forever, and what happens to one happens to all."
"The One Who Spits held Cinnamon by her neck and shook her, three sharp snaps sideways, and then she was still."
"The world was too difficult, too painful. Without the MoFos to keep it in check, rabies would be spreading through the natural world."
"Perhaps, with his Umwelt, the incredible stories his nose tells him, he saw some of this coming."
"The crows must have chosen this spot, since construction sites are known meeting grounds for our kind."
"Trust, it turned out, was a very beautiful and fragile thing with a taste like wild raspberries."
"Find something that you believe in, right down deep in the depths of your silvery plumage, and then throw your heart at it."
"A great stirring of the air signaled the bald eagle’s landing by my side."
"The air suffered a storm born of feathers, by the flogging wings of thousands of landing birds."
"I realized that I’d misinterpreted the scene."
"As a self-proclaimed ant connoisseur, I’d only known fire ants to do this."
"I thought Dennis would have loved this blanket."
"Crows before hoes," said Big Jim, pretending he wasn’t drowning as I sat on his shoulder and collected his tears.
"If you aren’t allowed to love freely, a part of your heart breaks."
"We never give up on anything, especially love, and that’s the very, very best thing about being a MoFo."
"We are more powerful when we work together because we look out for one another by being one. That is the code of murder."
"Perhaps the darker times made the good times sweeter, like the caramelized edge of a marshmallow."
"Trust, that raspberry-flavored treat, was something I embraced, even cached."
"Every single one of us, from amoeba to blue whale to the tenacious bloom that dares to dream of tomorrow, have their own destiny-fulfilling journey as long as their minds and hearts are open."
"I am The One Who Keeps you, my nestling. I am The One Who Keeps us safe."
"I am not just one thing but a combination of them, peacock proud and imperfect."
"We are all connected by a web that looks gossamer but is stronger than a chain-link fence."
"Nature is always conspiring for your success, encouraging you to evolve."
"I knew he wouldn’t be Dennis, but I also knew I’d teach him all the things I’d taught Dennis."