Annie Proulx quotes - page 2

Quoyle, you got any maritime connections?' 'My grandfather was a sealer.' 'Jesus. You always come out at me out of left field. (Annie Proulx)
Quoyle large, white, stumbling along going nowhere. View quote
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The editorial page played streams of invective across the provincial political scene like a fire hose. Harangues, pitted with epithets. Gammy bird was a hard bite. Looked life right in its shifty, bloodshot eye. A tough little paper. Gave Quoyle an uneasy feeling, the feeling of standing on a playground watching others play games whose rules he didn't know. View quote
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Why do we weep in grief,' the aunt wondered. 'Dogs, deer, birds sufferent with dry eyes and in silence. The dumb suffering of animals. Probably a survival technique. View quote
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Dad, are we scared?' said Sunshine. 'No, honey. It's an adventure. View quote
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It was not until the next evening that he discovered he had a page from Leviticus stuck to his back. View quote
Annie Proulx

Annie Proulx

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Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: American Journalist
Born: August 22, 1935
Quotes count: 31

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