At the mention of Monte Cristo Dantès started with joy; he rose to conceal his emotion, and took a turn around the smoky tavern, where all the languages of the known world were jumbled in a lingua franca.
“Power is a cover-up for shame. Power is frequently hierarchical. Dad can yell at anyone. Mom can yell at anyone but Dad. The oldest can yell at anyone but Mom and Dad, etc. The youngest tortures the cat.”
“That’s interesting,′ said Dad. ‘Yes,’ said Jack. ‘He came here on a swan.’ ‘A black or white swan?’ asked Dad. ‘It doesn’t matter,’ said Jack. ‘You always ask the wrong questions!’ ‘How did Tashi get here on a swan then?’ asked Mum.”
“She always slept with her feet on the pillow and her head far down under the covers. ‘That’s the way they sleep in Guatemala,’ she explained. ‘And it’s the only right way to do it. This way, I can wiggle my toes while I’m sleeping, too.‘”
“STEVE
I thought you you’re supposed to be innocent until you’re proven guilty?
O’BRIEN
That’s true, but in reality it depends on how the jury sees the case.”
“the degree of awareness represents the difference. Rational people can readily admit their own irrational tendencies and the need to be vigilant. On the other hand, irrational people become highly emotional when challenged about the emotional roots of their decisions. They are incapable of introspection and learning. Their mistakes”
Poor Heathcliff! Hindley calls him a vagabond, and won’t let him sit with us, nor eat with us any more; and, he says, he and I must not play together, and threatens to turn him out of the house if we break his orders.
“The truth has to come out sometime. My suspicion was right. What had worked its way out of my Easter egg there on my window still was not a bird. It wasn’t a lizard and it wasn’t a snake.”
Over ten days, between Sunday 11 April 1954 and Easter Tuesday 20 April 1954, this story introduces big events into the lives of three sisters on the outskirts of Sydney.
“The richly drawn characters, based on Taylor’s own life, include five sisters and their mischievous brother, Charlie. New York’s upper east side provides the backdrop as the unwatched Charlie toddles in front of an on-coming wagon with unexpected results.”