The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket Quotes

“(J)ust because your version of normal isn't the same as someone else's version doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with you.”
― John Boyne, The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

“It is possible, you know, to drift off to an unknown world and find happiness there. Maybe even more happiness than you've ever known before.”
― John Boyne, The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

“We all are [normal]. Their idea of normal just happens to be different to some other people's idea of normal. But this is the world we live in. Some people simply cannot accept something that is outside of their experience.”
― John Boyne, The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

“Neither your mother nor I have any imagination at all and we certainly didn't bring you up to have one”
― John Boyne, The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

“Y además, ¿quién podía decir que quien no era normal era él?, ¿eh? ¿Era
normal hacer un agujero en una mochila y mandar por los aires a un niño de
ocho años sin saber dónde acabaría? Y ya puestos, ¿era normal querer ser…
bueno, tan «normal» en todo momento?”
― John Boyne, The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

“¿Qué significa «normal»?”
― John Boyne, The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

“Empezaba a darse cuenta de lo maleducadas que podían ser algunas personas cuando se topaban con alguien de un aspecto un poco distinto,”
― John Boyne, The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket