A Grand Old Time Quotes

“It’s called the present for that reason. Being happy and living for the now.”
― Judy Leigh, A Grand Old Time

“Age is just a number. We have to be alive and have adventures if we’re to be who we are. Does that make sense?”
― Judy Leigh, A Grand Old Time

“seen her”
― Judy Leigh, A Grand Old Time

“He and his father were made of similar stuff: words were more often thought than spoken. And now his father was gone, his mammy was far away and his marriage might be dissolving to dust. He had no-one to talk to. He took out the phone and found Evie’s number. He could text her and ask where she was. He could ring, but she’d know right away in his voice that something was wrong. He put his fingers through his hair. What was love? Was it just physical passion or romantic sentiment, or was it just a habit to keep the loneliness away? He would walk back to the bed and breakfast, slide his cold bones next to a slumbering Maura. Tomorrow they would have to sort it all out, the Panda, Evie, their marriage. Brendan pulled himself to his feet, put his hands in his pockets and turned in the direction of the shadows.”
― Judy Leigh, A Grand Old Time

“now fully in charge, as if his broken wrist had taken away his capacity to decide for himself. She had even tried to spoon soup into his mouth one night, feeding him morsels of bread as if he were a child. He felt like something else had snapped with his wrist; any hope of finding what they once had now seemed distant and”
― Judy Leigh, A Grand Old Time

“and held out his hand. Brendan asked about the car and, in particular, the new radiator. Olivier’s face was bright with optimism, as he explained that the radiator had arrived the previous afternoon, but when he’d tried to fit it, it was the wrong one and he had sent it back again. ‘Maybe tomorrow or the day after, then you will be on your journey. You are comfortable at Aunt Clémence?’ Brendan replied that Clémence was the perfect hostess, and yes, he would be happy to stay another day or two. He took out his phone to ring Maura. He thought for a moment, and put the phone in his pocket. It would keep. Brendan walked down to the river and leaned against the brickwork of a bridge. The water was green-tinged and still. He wondered if Maura would enjoy hiring a canoe and spending a few hours on the river. Perhaps there was somewhere locally where they could rent a raft or just have a swim.”
― Judy Leigh, A Grand Old Time

“Her da had given her a four-leaf clover, dried between the pages of a book, when she was four years old.”
― Judy Leigh, A Grand Old Time