Brian Conaghan > Quotes

“It seems her kiss
sprinkle the magic
diamond dust
on my fear
and
my panic.”
― Brian Conaghan, We Come Apart

“We come together.

Now

we come apart.”
― Brian Conaghan, We Come Apart

“How the bloody hell can you be scared of someone's skin?'
'I don't know, mate, but some people seem to be offended by other people's skin color.”
― Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites

“Everything’s always ending. But everything’s always beginning, too.”
― Brian Conaghan, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

“A-mayonnaise-ing!”
― Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites

“And all I want to do is tell her that she should have no shame, but for some reason I choose not to. I do the tasks impassively, as if she were a mannequin, a non-human. And that fucking shame is all mine.”
― Brian Conaghan, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

“Because paper is a thing,” I say, “and sometimes you need things rather than just thoughts.”
― Brian Conaghan, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

“That's what I want to be when I grow up--caring and gentle,' I said, because that's what all good men should be like. Even if you don't have money to buy swanky dinners in flashy restaurants like Applebee's or T.G.I. Friday's or wear trendy clothes or have a shit-hot hot-rod car, you can still be gentle and caring.”
― Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites

“Think positive... Stay positive... Be positive?”
― Brian Conaghan, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers