Barry Jonsberg > Quotes

“You're learning. So why don't we stop pretending? It's so much easier when you give up all those illusions and realize that the only justice you'll get in this life is the justice you dish out. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, mate. You need to sharpen your teeth. Don't get angry. Get even.”
― Barry Jonsberg, Dreamrider

“A small insect, clearly suffering from acute depression, decided that my open mouth was the ideal route for a suicide mission. With kamikaze-like determination, it rocketed down my throat and splattered against my tonsils. - Calma Harrison”
― Barry Jonsberg, The Crimes and Punishments of Miss Payne

“Ich war fünf. Mit fünf weiß man nicht, was man zu erwarten hat. Man weiß auch mit zwölf nicht, was man zu erwarten hat. Vielleicht weiß man nie, was man zu erwarten hat.”
― Barry Jonsberg, My Life as an Alphabet

“Stell dir eine Kartoffel mit aufgemaltem Gesicht vor, dann weißt du ungefähr, wie er aussieht. Es war nicht schwer, sich auszumalen, wie sich im Innern dieser knubbeligen Kugel viel zu viele großartige Gedanken um Raum und Plätze zankten und aus Platzmangel nach außen drückten.”
― Barry Jonsberg, My Life as an Alphabet

“Wie ich gehört habe, soll es Leute geben, die Spaß am Kochen haben und es jeden Abend tun. Sie schnippeln und würfeln, putzen und schälen, schmoren und dünsten, pochieren und dämpfen und lachen dabei die ganze Zeit wie Irre in einem Glücksrausch.”
― Barry Jonsberg, The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee

“What would I do then? he’d asked. Lie around and get fat? He saw Mum open her mouth, so he added, fatter?”
― Barry Jonsberg, Catch Me If I Fall

“I’m flying, Ashleigh. So be there to catch me if I fall. Your loving brother, Aiden.”
― Barry Jonsberg, Catch Me If I Fall

“Sometimes a person needs to keep things to himself. You don't tell me everything and that's fine. We all need to keep some stuff locked away. If we didn't, we could end up getting hurt.”
― Barry Jonsberg, A Song Only I Can Hear

“I got this weird thought that his eyes were made of kindness. He stared at me like he really saw me. I blinked and that weird thought blinked out as well.”
― Barry Jonsberg, Darkest Night, Brightest Star

“Mums Augen waren trocken, wahrscheinlich weil sie sich für eine Expertin im Weinen hielt und keine Übung brauchte.”
― Barry Jonsberg, My Life as an Alphabet

“I don't care. I am happy and the rain cannot change that. The world is wonderful. Throw whatever you like at me, I refuse to bend before it. I am happy.”
― Barry Jonsberg

“Ich bin kein Fan von Dingen, die zu Ende gehen. Deshalb drehe ich mich wahrscheinlich immer im Kreis.”
― Barry Jonsberg, My Life as an Alphabet