Into That Forest Quotes

“The strange thing about ships is despite them being crowded and stinky and at the mercy of Nature, most times they are like wooden islands of freedom, free from petty concerns and the laws of the land.”
― Louis Nowra, Into That Forest

“Where were me parents? Where were Becky? I felt so alone, so lost that I could
not see. By that I mean, everything round me were a blur, everything inside me
were a blur of fear and shock. I heard meself crying and moaning, My oh my, my
oh my . . . I still have nightmares ’bout that time. I still feel like a sharp piece of
ice has stabbed me heart real deep. I was filled, filled to the brim with utter baffle
and utter loneliness. p. 15”
― Louis Nowra, Into That Forest

“Ernie thought—what’s the expression?—that he had a couple of kangaroos loose in the top paddock.”
― Louis Nowra, Into That Forest

“It were the sort of mist that soaked into your flesh, into your being, so it were like you were one with it...”
― Louis Nowra, Into That Forest

“It’s the body and eyes that tell what a person is thinking or going to do.”
― Louis Nowra, Into That Forest

“…a wolf creature with yellow fur and black stripes. It were about the size of a real
large dog. I can remember it to this day, cos it were the first one I had ever seen.
It had a long muzzle and stripes on its sides like a tiger. The tail were thick and
the fur so fine and smooth it were like it didn’t have hair. It’s like a wolf, I heard
me mother say and indeed it looked like those wolves I seen in me fairytale books.
It stared at us with huge black eyes, then it opened its jaw real slow til I thought it
could swallow a baby. I’ll go bail if it were not the most bonny, handsomest thing I
ever seen..”
― Louis Nowra, Into That Forest