Here Are Some Of Our Favourite Quotes From The Novel That We Thought Should Be Shared…
Early evening light slants over the mountains. The sky is faded denim blue. Somewhere above my head, a raven grumbles as it hops between the branches of the tighly packed trees. The crows have disappeared. Water splashes as a seal bobs its dark head in the shallows, hunting crabs. I lie on the sand. The clamshells are hard against my back. I am no longer cold. I am so light i could just drift away. Colse, very close, a b’gwus howls-not quite human, not quite wolf, but something in between. The howl echoes off the mountains. In the distance, I hear a speedboat.
-kaprise
jimmy179
lisalou101
luckycharms12
monkeybeach
monkies
A Lost Cause 
” A sea otter dives. Long streams of sunlight wash through kelp trees, undulating like lazy belly dancers. A purple sea urchin creeps towards a kelp trunk. The otter dips, snatches up the urchin, carries it to the surface, where the sound of the waves breaking on the nearby shore is a bitter grumble. Devouring the urchin’s soft underbelly i a neat nibbles, the otter twirls in the surf, then dives again. The urchin’s shell parachutes to the ocean bottom, landing in the dark drifting hair a corpse. ” (Robinson. 131.)
I love this quote in the book it is the most beautiful and peacefull quote in the book. Its a beautiful outlook on the end of the book. It foreshadows very well.
– Taylor 🙂
“Asshole, asshole, a soldier I will be
To piss, to piss, two pistols on my knee.
I will fight for my cunt, I will fight for my cunt, I will fight for my country,” (Robinson, 368, 6-9)
WOW.
One of the better quotes towards the end..
a little “gritty” but its a statement they use.
– TAYLOR 😀
Food is dust in my mouth without you.
I see you in mu dreams and all I want to do is sleep.
If my house was filled with gold, it would still be empty.
If i was king of the world, I’d still be alone.
If breath was all that was between us, I would stop breathing to be with you again.
The memory of you in my shadow and all my days are dark, but I hold on to these memories until I can be with you again.
Only your laughter will make them light; only your smile will make them shine.
We are apart so that I will know the joy of being with you again.
Take care of yourself, wherever you are.
Take care of yourself, wherever you are.
– Robinson, P.174
-serena
I think this quote is very beautiful. Shows show much one can care for another.
Ladies – you have captured it in your selection of quotations! – the lyrical beauty and harsh reality of Robinson’s language.