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sometimes a joke is the most serious thing you can say.’
‘There is no way to catch a snowflake. And I haven’t met anyone who is able to catch a dream.’
The word ocean comes from the name of the Greek Titan Oceanus, a great body of water that wraps himself around the earth.
As soon as a dreamer enters a dream there is no longer the dreamer. There is only the dream.
It is socially acceptable to be an alcoholic in our parish as long as you don’t get treatment for it. Being fond of the drink is a form of survival around here. If Audrey had kept quiet and continued to drink at home, people would have still sent their kids to piano lessons. Audrey’s problem was admitting that she had a problem, and the problem was with alcohol, the one thing everyone loved.
Shells are fossils of thought – ossified dreams.
‘People have such a narrow view of what they consider to be reality. We only ever catch a glimpse of our shared imagination in art or music.’
The priest is standing behind the bar giving out Tayto crisps to people like it’s Holy Communion.
‘I think people can be original, they just don’t always have the courage to be who they really are. It’s courage we need. Courage is as rare as hen’s teeth.’
