Don't let the men fool you into thinking it's always about them. [Tic's] blood may have power in it but that's only because Titus spelled it that way. It doesn't make Tic special. Not really. Certainly not enough to get away with murder.

Christina [to Leti]

Smells like Tulsa.

Montrose

Tic, you have to be smarter than this. You just can't go around killing white women.

Christina [to Tic]

I've got to face this new world head on and stake my claim in it.

Leti [to Tic]

And I died too. And honestly, since I've been back, I've felt like a ghost, like something's missing. And I keep grasping at everything trying to avoid it.

Leti [to Tic]

Tic: What's all this?
Leti: The house is haunted.
Tic: Walk me through it.

Ruby: You looked down on Momma but you're worse.
Leti: What's that supposed to mean?
Ruby: At least Momma didn't pretend to be anything but selfish.

Leti: You'll miss one hell of a housewarming party. Everybody on the South Side's gonna be here.
Tic: That'll be fun for your neighbors.

You want to tell folks that wizards exist, that white folks have magic on their side too?

Montrose [to Tic]

We could have used that stranger up in Ardham.

Tic [to Montrose]

Leti: I'm going to turn it into a boardinghouse, make it a safe haven for colored folks in need.
Ruby: Safe? Just last year across town, there was almost a riot because a Negro couple moved into an all-white building.
Leti: There's strength in numbers.

So that's why you brought me here, to help a father who clearly didn't give two shits about you. After all, it isn't called the Daughters of Adam.

Tic [to Christina]

Lovecraft Country Quotes

Ruby: Y'all are going to have to bear with us. We haven't sang together since our church days.
Letitia: I'm sure it's no secret that those days are long gone.

Passenger: We're just going over another bridge named after a dead slave owner. We finally made it to the promised land.
Atticus: Good riddance to old Jim Crow.