Ghosts Quotes

“Nothing comes back. The eye sees for a moment, the ear hears, but look, now it is gone.”
― Eva Figes, Ghosts

“Speak to me, wood pigeon. I need your voice.”
― Eva Figes, Ghosts

“But I know that the body I inhabit will only take so much, can only go so far. Rocks, stones, even the leaning twisting trees, all are harder and more enduring.
The stones have weight and mass, and agonised trees are rooted deep in the craggy soil.”
― Eva Figes, Ghosts