Alexis Henderson Quotes

“There were wreaths of wildflowers, tokens and tributes, even a small pair of children’s shoes hanging from a fence post by the laces - as though someone believed the child they belonged to might one day emerge from the trees to claim them. These relics were all that remained of those who were lost to the Darkwood. For what the forest took it rarely returned.”
― Alexis Henderson, The Year of the Witching

“Pain carved through her belly and a great roaring filled her ears as the shadows rose around her. The last thing Immanuelle saw, before the night swallowed her, was the bright of the moon, winking through the trees.”
― Alexis Henderson, The Year of the Witching

“Books were to her what faith was to Martha; she never felt closer to the Father than she did in those moments under the shadow of the book tent, reading the stories of a stranger she'd never met.”
― Alexis Henderson, The Year of the Witching

“The way she saw it, sin wasn't a plague you could catch if you ventured too close.”
― Alexis Henderson, The Year of the Witching

“Her sin had saved her.”
― Alexis Henderson, The Year of the Witching

“...she'd come to realize that fear wasn't a reasonable excuse not to do what needed to be done. It was a strange notion, as Immanuelle had never been particularly brave. But in the days that followed the onset of the blood plague, she'd begun growing into her own kind of courage. And she liked the feel of it.”
― Alexis Henderson, The Year of the Witching

“Perhaps it was just her pride, but try as she might, she couldn't resign herself to the life she'd led before.”
― Alexis Henderson, The Year of the Witching