Atlantic-books Quotes
Quotes about Atlantic-books
13 quotes
- “The moor has always been part of my life. It’s like a muse: the colours of the heather and the sky; how you can see the ...”
- “She said that the mummy and the daddy took their daughter up onto the moor. They had a picnic. They’d brought all of her...”
- “I can’t believe I ever thought reading to her was a chore. I’d sit here some nights, fidgeting, thinking of all the thin...”
- “She shivers. ‘I can’t understand why anyone would want to live out there. You’d be totally isolated.’ I do. I could imag...”
- “They stole you from me. They took you away for seven years. Your entire lifetime. A life sentence. The waiting has been ...”
- “The dark edge of the moor and the Cow and Calf rock are crisp against the blue-black sky. I can’t see anyone outside, wa...”
- “I think about the story I always tell her – of the kind lady who gave her to us. I suppose that must be how she imagines...”
- “Here we are, squabbling over tuna fucking sandwiches and there she is – almond-shaped green eyes, snub nose, lopsided gr...”
- “Mum, your heart is the same size as your fist,’ she told me once in delight, and we both made our hands into fists and h...”
- “Where I’m taking you, no one will ever find us. We’ll have all the time in the world for you to grow to love me as much ...”
- “It’s as if he’s trodden in my footsteps, seen what I’ve seen, felt what I’ve felt, as I’ve criss-crossed the moors count...”
- “Hello my darling, I’m your real father. I’ve been searching for you ever since you were stolen from me. I love you so mu...”
- “Make no mistake, my darling. I am coming for you. I will take you back.”