“First love is like dat," Brennus says tiredly. "But, den ye mature and find a deeper love, one dat was created jus for ye.”
“i'm jus a shadow on the floor wi' out ye, Genevieve.”
“Ye who suffer because ye love, love yet more. To die of love, is to live in it.”
“It a heasy t'ing to live for de lightnin' crack hillumination of possession. It heasy to hide in de dark o' faith, pretendin' dat anyt'in' dat skitter an' scuttle in de night is jus' bad himagination. It a heasy t'in' jus' to stay where you at. Grow roots. Vegetate. Be a potato.”
“Ye’ve no idea how lovely ye look, stark naked, wi’ the sun behind you. All gold, like ye were dipped in it.”
“Granma's name was Bonnie Bee. I knew that when I heard him late at night say, 'I kin ye, Bonnie Bee,' he was saying, 'I love ye,' for the feeling was in the words.”