Edward Underhill

“Michael looks at me for a long time. I can hear my heart pounding through the seconds, so loud I’m half convinced he can hear it too. And then he takes a step forward, tentatively, like he’s giving me a chance to change my mind. His fingers run along my jaw and he leans down and he kisses me again. I reach up and wrap my fingers around the back of his neck. I feel weightless and like I’m careening over a cliff at the same time. He pulls away and I let him go. I wait, holding my breath.”
― Edward Underhill, The In-Between Bookstore

“But you have something to say. You already told me. You’ll keep practicing and your technique will get better—that’s what happens when you practice. But having something real to say—that isn’t something anybody else can just teach you, because it has to come from you yourself. So before the finals, we’ll work on your technique so you have the flash where you need it. It’s the combination of technique and emotion that makes a great musician.”
― Edward Underhill, Always the Almost