"Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even a friend. It is a dark, fierce water, an inundation."
— Siobhan Dowd (Bog Child)

"The studying, the books, exams, arguments, theories. The jokes and pints, laughter, kisses and songs. Life was like running, ninety percent sweat and toil, ten per cent joy."
— Siobhan Dowd (Bog Child)