Long Island Quotes

“soon”
― Colm Tóibín, Long Island

“No one really knew anything about her.”
― Colm Tóibín, Long Island

“While he was returning to Enniscorthy, a single moment from the previous evening stayed in his mind. She had come back from the bathroom and said, “I would have that bathroom completely redone.” She was not aware how closely he was listening. She did not seem to understand what this sounded like to him. It was its very casualness that made it appear all the more significant. She had let him know that she was imagining this as a place where she would one day live.”
― Colm Tóibín, Long Island

“year”
― Colm Tóibín, Long Island

“occurred to Eilis that if she stopped thinking about herself and what she wanted, then everything would fall into place, at least over the next few months.”
― Colm Tóibín, Long Island

“his father had told him as soon as he was old enough to stand behind the bar and serve a customer that if he ever felt an urge to tell anybody anything, he was to stop and say nothing.”
― Colm Tóibín, Long Island

“when”
― Colm Tóibín, Long Island