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> [“Sometimes we'd sit on that bench for hours, talking about nothing much and blowing smoke rings into the air, and we'd see them teetering past, stumble-drunk after closing time with their brown paper bags and late night vinegar running down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ire-t-robinson/sometimes-we-d-sit-on-that-bench-for-hours-talking-about-nothing-much/)

Máire T. Robinson

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## More by Máire T. Robinson

> [“Sometimes we'd sit on that bench for hours, talking about nothing much and blowing smoke rings into the air, and we'd see them teetering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ire-t-robinson/sometimes-we-d-sit-on-that-bench-for-hours-talking-about-nothing-much/)

Máire T. Robinson

> [“To her, each poster seemed to make the same incredulous demand: how can a person just disappear? It was both terrifying and ridiculous. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ire-t-robinson/to-her-each-poster-seemed-to-make-the-same-incredulous-demand-how-can/)

Máire T. Robinson

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