Carolyn

“After, I make tea. He makes me add several spoonfuls of sugar, and we drink it on the back porch, sitting on the steps, long after the sun has set. From the same mug. His lips touch the same water molecules as mine.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Mate

“What a gift that is. To still wish and dream and want. To find the good. To wear it on your sleeve.”
― B.K. Borison, Good Spirits

“Since you’re so sure that everyone here despises her, including me, let this be known: fuck with my mate, and I’m going to kill you so slowly, draw it out so long, tectonic plates will move and create whole new mountain ranges. And when the rest of your family comes to avenge you, I’ll do the same to them. And if your friends come, I’m not going to fucking stop. Not even if all that’s left of the pack is me and her. I will paint this entire territory green before I let anyone in the pack spill a single drop of red. Okay?”
― Ali Hazelwood, Mate

“there is something delicious about discovering that Weres like goldfish crackers, too— except theirs are shaped after the phases of the moon.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Mate