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The Farm QUOTES

The Farm QUOTES

1 " ...Except when I was alone. I'd hate myself. It's how we feel about ourselves when we're alone that must guide our decisions. "

― Tom Rob Smith , The Farm

2 " Let me quickly remind you that the allegation of being mentally incapable is a tried and tested method of silencing women dating back hundreds of years, a weapon to discredit us when we fought against abuses and stood up to authority. "

― Tom Rob Smith , The Farm

3 " I’d mistaken familiarity for insight and equated hours spent together as a measure of understanding. "

― Tom Rob Smith , The Farm

4 " Standing at the point where these photographs were taken, you’re immersed in the most unbelievable quiet. It’s like being at the bottom of the sea except instead of a rusted shipwreck there’s an ancient farmhouse. Even the thoughts in my head sounded loud, and sometimes I found my heart beating hard for no reason except as a reaction against the silence. "

― Tom Rob Smith , The Farm

5 " maintaining the status quo can be as powerful a motivation as wanting to climb upwards. "

― Tom Rob Smith , The Farm

6 " when I speak about family I mean the three of us, Mum, Dad, and me — a triangle, like a fragment of a constellation, three bright stars close together with a lot of empty space around us. "

― Tom Rob Smith , The Farm

7 " cycling down the road. Her movements were erratic, almost out of control, pedaling at alarming speed as though she were being chased. As she passed the gate, I caught sight of her face. She’d been "

― Tom Rob Smith , The Farm

8 " You crave security, Daniel. You always have. Let me tell you. There is none. A great friendship can be swept aside in an evening, a lover changed into an enemy with a single admission. "

― Tom Rob Smith , The Farm