“I pulled a black party dress and fake pearls out of a wooden trunk- very 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'- and went into the wardrobe to put the dress on. When I came out, River took one look at me and grinned.… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“River's kiss tasted like coffee and storms and secrets. And slowly, slowly he began to move faster, and then faster... And then he stopped. River let go of me, just like that. Just about the time I'd forgotten who I… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“And eventually I realized that the reason I felt so peaceful was because Wink wasn’t taking stock. She wasn’t trying to figure out if… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“I walked into her arms and we hugged like hugging was breathing and we'd been holding our breath for a long, long time.” — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“Shopping at the Dandelion Co-op made me feel European. Very Audrey Hepburn as Sabrina in Paris (that movie played a few weeks ago in… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“River looked out the kitchen window, at the purple-black sky and the purple-black sea. "I've been having nightmares since I turned fourteen. Always. But… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“The Citizen's attic was, objectively, breathtaking. The place was littered with trunks and old clothes and wardrobes and pieces of furniture and strange metal… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“I had to tell someone that a panther-hipped boy had come to live in my backyard.” — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“People like you don’t go mad, Vi. They’re quiet on the outside and loud on the inside and sane as the day is long” — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“Our town was small enough that I never developed a healthy fear of strangers. To me, they were exciting things, gift-wrapped and full of… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“River had never lost his cool, not since I'd know him. That was the thing about River. He was calm. Calm as a summer's… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“You stop fearing the Devil when you're holding his hand...” — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“I pulled a black party dress and fake pearls out of a wooden trunk- very 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'- and went into the wardrobe to… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“That girl made me feel like I was dreaming. Broad daylight dreaming.” — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“Do you have a frying pan? Not Teflon, I hate that stuff. Cast iron? Or stainless steel?" I found River an old cast iron… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“The sun was streaming in the hayloft opening, low and hazy. Which was the only way I could tell how late it was. Time… — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
“We both fell asleep wrapped up together with the wolves still lullaby-ing us in the background” — April Genevieve Tucholke Copy Share Image
