Rich Hawkins > Quotes

“Ben felt lethargic and drained; a bird with broken wings. He sloped around the house, losing time and memories. A pulsing, dull pain in his head. Mouth scraped of moisture, his tongue slow over his teeth. It felt like he was caught in a fever-dream, but the dream was outside, and the spaces he filled were pockets of reality that were shrinking. The thought of opening a door and stepping outside into the cold air made his chest heavy and tight. Creeping dread.”
― Rich Hawkins, Black Star, Black Sun

“Victor is in good hands. He’s safe. He’s opened his eyes. You should too, Ben, because there is no other way.”
― Rich Hawkins, Black Star, Black Sun

“Was life a lucid dream of meat and pumping hearts?”
― Rich Hawkins, Black Star, Black Sun

“Ben was consumed by the swelling darkness and it opened the soft parts of him, burrowing into his mind, absorbing his memories and fear and desperation, welcoming him to a life without pain and grief He was given communion”
― Rich Hawkins, Black Star, Black Sun

“Black star, black sun”
― Rich Hawkins, Black Star, Black Sun