“Both the two of us knew it. We watched the lie go up big and slow between us, then it burst like a spit bubble. They always burst before too long.” — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“We prefer when you walk around instead of through us. We like to be left in peace while we're eating and performing our courtship rituals. We ask only for the same rights as you: we just want to live our lives, make a place for ourselves, room to shit and room sleep, room to raise our children. Don't poison us… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share
“P.M.+H.O. I.D.S.T. It means me and Poppy belong together. That's what the top letters stand for: P.M. is for Poppy Morgan and H.O. is for Harrison Opoku. When you put + between them it means those two people go together like a sum. That's what Poppy told me. I.D.S.T. stands for If Destroyed Still True. That means if somebody rubs… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share
“If Agnes dies I'll just swap places with her. She can have my life. I'll give it to her and I'll die instead. I… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“I wanted to tell her I loved her but it wouldn't come out. It felt too big. Even the word. It felt too big… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“That's when Poppy kissed me. I didn't have time to get ready. She just kissed me there and then, right on the lips. It… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“...you all want to be the sea. But you're not the sea, you're just a raindrop.” — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“I saw her when I came back... Her eyes were closed and everything. I had to stop. I just watched her. It was very… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“Mr. Frimpong is the oldest person from church. That's when I knew why he sings louder than anybody else: it's because he's been waiting… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“n England nobody helps if you fall over. They can’t tell if you’re serious or if it’s just a trick. It’s too hard to… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“Her laughing was like a wave in the sea, when it landed on you it made you laugh as well.” — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“I pretended like all the oranges rolling everywhere were her happy memories and they were looking for a new person to stick to so… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“It's like the Boss always says: they're just meat wrapped around a blazing star. We don't mourn the wrapping once it's discarded, we celebrate… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
