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> [“It’s not bullshit,” he went on. “It’s just not … See the thing is, the pain’s real. The terror—it’s all real. And the causes never sound bad enough. So they kind of … sex them up. Dad’s never just an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catriona-mcpherson/it-s-not-bullshit-he-went-on-it-s-just-not-see-the-thing-is-the-pain/)

[Catriona McPherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catriona-mcpherson/)

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## More by Catriona McPherson

> [“That kind of flabby sentiment – thinking that there is good in everyone – is responsible for a great deal of harm.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catriona-mcpherson/that-kind-of-flabby-sentiment-thinking-that-there-is-good-in-everyone/)

[Catriona McPherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catriona-mcpherson/)

> [“Birth, death . . .?’ ‘And nappies, madam. Things men don’t do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catriona-mcpherson/birth-death-and-nappies-madam-things-men-don-t-do/)

[Catriona McPherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catriona-mcpherson/)

> [“What has she done to deserve such scorn?' I said. He had the grace to look uncomfortable as he answered. 'Not her in particular,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catriona-mcpherson/what-has-she-done-to-deserve-such-scorn-i-said-he-had-the-grace-to/)

[Catriona McPherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catriona-mcpherson/)

> [“It’s not bullshit,” he went on. “It’s just not … See the thing is, the pain’s real. The terror—it’s all real. And the causes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catriona-mcpherson/it-s-not-bullshit-he-went-on-it-s-just-not-see-the-thing-is-the-pain/)

[Catriona McPherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catriona-mcpherson/)

> [“NO!” I bellowed it at him. “You say that over and over like it’s some kind of slogan. And I never knew why it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catriona-mcpherson/no-i-bellowed-it-at-him-you-say-that-over-and-over-like-it-s-some/)

[Catriona McPherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catriona-mcpherson/)

> [“Oh, you know,’ I said. ‘You say to yourself I’ll spend next week on Christmas shopping and then the week before Christmas on writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catriona-mcpherson/oh-you-know-i-said-you-say-to-yourself-i-ll-spend-next-week-on/)

[Catriona McPherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catriona-mcpherson/)

> [“I loathe the grading of tragedy and the jostling for pre-eminence amongst the bereaved, that most disgusting example of the disgusting habit of claiming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catriona-mcpherson/i-loathe-the-grading-of-tragedy-and-the-jostling-for-pre-eminence/)

[Catriona McPherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catriona-mcpherson/)

> [“Dreadful fire at Reiver’s Rest,”’ she intoned with relish. ‘“Poor” – it’s Cara, isn’t it, madam? – “Poor Cara tragically lost. Staying in Gatehouse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catriona-mcpherson/dreadful-fire-at-reiver-s-rest-she-intoned-with-relish-poor-it-s-cara/)

[Catriona McPherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catriona-mcpherson/)

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