Catherine Burns > Quotes

“While other girls plotted out their futures as doctors or businesswomen, her only dream was to be allowed to stay at home and eat buttered toast in front of the TV all day long.”
― Catherine Burns, The Visitors

“Memories, however, were everywhere for her, firmly glued to each object in the house.”
― Catherine Burns, The Visitors

“Being out and amongst other people made her happy, yet the feeling was tinged with regret at having missed out on so much in life, staying in alone for so many countless evenings when other people were doing things like this, going to plays and musical concerts, eating in restaurants or just chatting to each other at parties.”
― Catherine Burns, The Visitors

“If only she had been able to break out, but it seemed she was surrounded by an invisible barrier that separated her from the rest of the world, and no matter how hard she struggled, she could never fight through.”
― Catherine Burns, The Visitors

“At the new school, she felt like a zoo animal that had strayed into the wrong enclosure: a bear trying to blend in with flamingos.”
― Catherine Burns, The Visitors