A Greyhound of a Girl Quotes

“Do ghosts drink tea?

They don't, said Tansey. But this ghost would love to see a cup of tea in front of her. It'd be lovely.”
― Roddy Doyle, A Greyhound of a Girl

“Four generations of women--"I'm a woman," Mary said to herself--heading off on a journey in a car. One of the dead, one of them dying, one of the driving, one of them just staring out.”
― Roddy Doyle, A Greyhound of a Girl

“They were joking, but it was a serious conversation. They were often like that, Mary and her granny, when they were alone together.”
― Roddy Doyle, A Greyhound of a Girl

“And even the aches and pains that had joined her as she got older--she'd liked them. They were reminders--the back, the knee, the achy wrists--they were even friends: Feel that now, Emer. You're alive.”
― Roddy Doyle, A Greyhound of a Girl

“We'll cry," she said. "An then we'll stop. Because it's only a house.”
― Roddy Doyle, A Greyhound of a Girl

“lalala”
― Roddy Doyle, A Greyhound of a Girl