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1 " I will live until you die, and then I will do the same. "
― Lily Morton , On a Midnight Clear
2 " In his right palm is a bubble. It’s much bigger than the ones in the bath, and it has an iridescent gleam, but that isn’t what catches the eye. Inside the bubble are the snowman and the bicycle, and standing in front of them are the tiny figures of me and my father. "
3 " Like Field of Dreams if it was covered in llama spit. "
4 " Well, as my old nanny used to say, we can´t always get what we want." I pause. "It was either her or Mick Jagger. "
5 " What the fuck?” He shakes his head. “You humans have so many words, and yet time and time again, you fall back on those. "
6 " Can you smell roasting chestnuts?” he asks me. I shake my head, and he shrugs. “I hope someone’s cooking them. They’re my favourite at Christmas. "
7 " Do you think he’ll get naked?” she asks rather wistfully. "
8 " That is because you humans are so intent on things in the future that you do not stop to notice the present. "
9 " Do not be sad, Barnaby. We have five days together. For once, embrace what the present gives you rather than fear the future. "
