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Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13) QUOTES

Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13) QUOTES

1 " Any idea where he might go if he did run away? Did he talk "

― Peter Robinson , Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13)

2 " It’s hard knowing what to allow and what not to. It’s hard to know how much discipline to apply. If you don’t give enough, then the child runs wild, and the parents get the blame. If you keep too strict control, he doesn’t develop naturally and he blames you for screwing him up. "

― Peter Robinson , Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13)

3 " one half of his face drooping lower than the other, as if it had melted like a Dalí watch. "

― Peter Robinson , Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13)

4 " laneway "

― Peter Robinson , Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13)

5 " You couldn’t get to a certain age without attracting a lot of clutter. But why did it always have to get in the way? Why couldn’t you just shrug it off and get on with life? Why was misery so easy to embrace and joy so bloody elusive? "

― Peter Robinson , Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13)

6 " Was it the age of my innocence,
Or was it the lost Land of Oz?
Was it only a foolish illusion,
The summer that never was? "

― Peter Robinson , Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13)