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> [“This is the root of all catastrophe in the family: no one ever knows when to call it a day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-brockes/this-is-the-root-of-all-catastrophe-in-the-family-no-one-ever-knows/)

[Emma Brockes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-brockes/)

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## More by Emma Brockes

> [“This is the root of all catastrophe in the family: no one ever knows when to call it a day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-brockes/this-is-the-root-of-all-catastrophe-in-the-family-no-one-ever-knows/)

[Emma Brockes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-brockes/)

> [“I have no doubt that, had I actually been growing up in the 1930s or 1940s, I would have been grooving to turn-of-the-century beats.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-brockes/i-have-no-doubt-that-had-i-actually-been-growing-up-in-the-1930s-or/)

[Emma Brockes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-brockes/)

> [“Really, dear," Brian's mother reassured him, as they lined up for tickets. "It's about war.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-brockes/really-dear-brian-s-mother-reassured-him-as-they-lined-up-for-tickets/)

[Emma Brockes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-brockes/)

> [“He says, "I would walk around the township and I could point them out, which girls had been abused. You could see it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-brockes/he-says-i-would-walk-around-the-township-and-i-could-point-them-out/)

[Emma Brockes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-brockes/)

> [“In January 2006, Phantom of The Opera broke the record for the longest-running show in Broadway history, overtaking Cats and reminding us what real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-brockes/in-january-2006-phantom-of-the-opera-broke-the-record-for-the-longest/)

[Emma Brockes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-brockes/)

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