Valerie

“Don't fuckin' swear.”
― Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

“I'm not gonna kill myself. And we love him very much, which is only half as much as he loves us.”
― Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

“See, that's called perspective, Eli. A bee sting smarts like a bitch until someone clubs you with a cricket bat.”
― Trent Dalton

“I beam at her. See, Mum. See. After all this, after all these mad moments, after Lyle, after Slim, after you getting put away, it's still the same old me. Nothing changes, Mum. Nothing changes me. Nothing changes you. I love you more, Mum. You think I love you less but I love you more because of it all. I love you. See. See that on my face.”
― Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe