Close to Home Quotes

“Was it the age of my innocence,
Or was it the lost Land of Oz?
Was it only a foolish illusion,
The summer that never was?”
― Peter Robinson, Close To Home

“You couldn’t get to a certain age without attracting a lot of clutter. But why did it always have to get in the way? Why couldn’t you just shrug it off and get on with life? Why was misery so easy to embrace and joy so bloody elusive?”
― Peter Robinson, Close To Home

“laneway”
― Peter Robinson, Close To Home

“one half of his face drooping lower than the other, as if it had melted like a Dalí watch.”
― Peter Robinson, The Summer That Never Was

“It’s hard knowing what to allow and what not to. It’s hard to know how much discipline to apply. If you don’t give enough, then the child runs wild, and the parents get the blame. If you keep too strict control, he doesn’t develop naturally and he blames you for screwing him up.”
― Peter Robinson, The Summer That Never Was

“Any idea where he might go if he did run away? Did he talk”
― Peter Robinson, The Summer That Never Was