The O'Briens Quotes

“Marriage is a mystery.”
― Peter Behrens, The O'Briens

“House of Anansi Press was founded in 1967 with a mandate to publish Canadian-authored”
― Peter Behrens, The O'Briens

“He had seen men nearly killed in fights and logging accidents, but his mother’s was the first corpse he had seen, and apart from its stillness what struck him was how fragile, insubstantial, and temporary her body seemed. Ellenora’s struggles and losses, her hard work and suffering, had developed from meagre flesh and sinew, a collection of fragile bones. It seemed extraordinary that a body could house the energy a mind produced, the secret powers to love and hate, forget and remember.”
― Peter Behrens, The O'Briens

“autumn leaves and earth. She wondered if Margo might be willing to drive down to Maine with her for one last holiday. October light was gorgeous at the beach and they could have a”
― Peter Behrens, The O'Briens