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“Like the potted seeds in the greenhouse, he grew into his surroundings, warm and fed and watered. And all the time he was growing he anticipated the day when he would be too big, too important for his container, when a transfer would be necessary and he would be uprooted and transplanted to somewhere better, a place where he could grow without restraint. In the meantime, life was ordinary, unremarkable and occasionally boring. It was, looking back, wonderful.”
― Carys Bray, The Museum of You

“Happiness is swelling like a gum bubble - something will burst it later, but for now it is the loveliest of feeling.”
― Carys Bray, The Museum of You

“Dad calls it the tablecloth trick. Here she goes, everything's lovely, now she'll whip the cloth out from under it.”
― Carys Bray

“It sometimes feels as if everything is moving around him and he is stuck, feet in concrete.”
― Carys Bray, The Museum of You