The Uncle's Story Quotes

“It felt right not to talk. It felt good just to be. Sometimes there was no need to fill the air with words.”
― Witi Ihimaera, The Uncle's Story

“I have always loved long journeys. The act of leaving accustomed surroundings is a release from real time, real life. You can place that familiar life on hold, freeze it, secure in the awareness that it will be there waiting for you when you come back. The journey itself becomes an opportunity to explore parallel lives, those other optional lives which have always been there.”
― Witi Ihimaera, The Uncle's Story

“Harper saw a dark young guy, trying to stop from laughing so much. By some trick of perspective the tracers illuminated Sam's profile with a halo of fireflies. Something about him touched Harper, so that long after the gunship had swung low and away Sam's image remained on his retina.”
― Witi Ihimaera, The Uncle's Story

“Lots of people come just to dance and have a good time. Here you can do anything you want to do, be anyone you want to be. It's called freedom. Be careful, it can be contagious.”
― Witi Ihimaera, The Uncle's Story