The Season Quotes

“It doesn’t matter if I’m not there. No one needs me. I’m not essential after all. I’m only a witness. It’s one of the sporadic bursts of reality that grandparents have to bear. You’re making a serious mistake if you start to think you’re near the centre. You’re on the periphery. You’re a servant. A hanger-on. And soon you’ll be dead.”
― Helen Garner, The Season: A Fan's Story

“I never notice whether you’re here or not.’ This is what I’ve wanted, right from the first training, back in February—it’s what I thought I wanted, and bragged about having—the invisibility of the witness. When he whacks it down like that, though, it stings.”
― Helen Garner, The Season