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People have died for love, they have lied and cheated and parted from those who loved them in turn. Love has slammed doors on fortunes, made bad men from heroes and heroes from libertines. Love has corrupted, cured, depraved and perverted.
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I reread the book as Louisd Welsh has now published a sequel. It is a wonderful evocation of Glasgow and the language is rich and fitting.
“He was one of those unusual extroverts who have all the attributes of an introvert, save that they like being around other people.”
― The Ministry of Time
― The Ministry of Time
“Used to say there was four women in every man’s heart. The Maid in the Meadow, the Demon Lover, the Stouthearted Woman, the Tall and Quiet Woman.”
― The Shipping News
― The Shipping News
“was pretty upset about it. Getting used to all new everything was screwing with my head. Clothes, people, house. The one thing I could still count on was being an idiot. Now I was supposed to trash what little there was left of Demon and be smart. Would I still be me? And”
― Demon Copperhead
― Demon Copperhead
“I reasoned that if a message couldn’t reach me, its potential content could never be realised.”
― In Ascension
― In Ascension
“Helena was taking responsibility for our mother. She was the true older sibling, with a courage and grit I’d never come close to. She didn’t get overwhelmed. She dealt with things, she took responsibility. And I never felt younger, or more inadequate, than when I saw her showing such courage.”
― In Ascension
― In Ascension
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