key quotations Flashcards
secrecy, education “‘quiet’ places were often..
“‘quiet” places were often the worst, because there was always likely to be someone passing within earshot’
fear “A dark fringe …
“A dark fringe of trees[…]it was like they cast a shadow over the whole of Hailsham”
friendship, loss “i just said to myself,…
“i just said to myself, one day i’ll go to Norfolk, and i’ll find [the casette] there for her. The lost corner of England”
fear “it’s just sitting there…
“it’s just sitting there, stranded in the marshes”
friendship “ i accepted the …
” i accepted the invisible rein she was holding out, and then we were off, riding up and down the fence”
death, secrecy “what you must understand…
“what you must understand is that for you[…]it’s much, much worse to smoke than it ever was for me. […] you’re… special”
humanity, secrecy “you’ve been told …
“you’ve been told and not told. You’ve been told, but none of you really understand”
secrecy “we all know it…
“we all know it. We’re modelled from trash.Junkies, prostitutes, winos,tramps”
love, loss “if i waited long enough…
“if i waited long enough, a tiny figure would appear on the Horizon[…], and gradually get larger until i’d see it was Tommy
humanity, secrecy “poor creatures…
“poor creatures. What did we do to you? With all our schemes and plans”
education- kathy “ i don’t know how it was…
” i don’t know how it was where you were, but at Hailsham we had some sort of medical almost every week”
friendship, love - Ruth “i’d like you to forgive me…
“i’d like you to forgive me, but i don’t expect you to.[…] The main thing is, i kept you and Tommy apart”
fear, humanity- Madame “she was afraid of us …
“she was afraid of us in the same way someone might be afraid of spiders”
secrecy - Tommy
“if you knew for sure you’d complete, it would be easier.But they never tell us for sure
