“We can ask and ask but we can't have again what once seemed ours for ever - the way things looked, that church alone in the fields, a bed on a belfry floor, a remembered voice, the touch of a… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“During any prolonged activity one tends to forget original intentions. But I believe that, when making a start on A Month in the Country,… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“I’m an apple expert. Apples are the only exam I could ever hope to pass.” — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“Ah, those days...for many years afterwards their happiness haunted me. Sometimes, listening to music, I drift back and nothing has changed. The long end… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“But that goes for most of us, doesn't it? We look blankly at each other. Here I am, here you are. What are we… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“Then he fetched a camera and photographed it from all sides. ‘For publication!’ he explained. ‘Against the day when I need a job at… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“There was so much time that marvelous summer. Day after day, mist rose from the meadow as the sky lightened and hedges, barns and… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“I never exchanged a word with the Colonel. He has no significance at all in what happened during my stay in Oxgodby. As far… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“We can ask and ask but we can't have again what once seemed ours for ever - the way things looked, that church alone… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“If I’d stayed there, would I always have been happy? No, I suppose not. People move away, grow older, die, and the bright belief… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“The trees had stripped down to their black bones and had heaped leaves in drifts against hedges and walls. Children played amongst them, tossing… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
“By the end of the second day a very fine head was revealed. Yes, a very fine head indeed, sharp beard, drooped mustache, heavy-lidded… — J.L. Carr Copy Share Image
