“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 and stupid to say it now. I had to keep it in my belly for later.… — 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… — 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… — 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
“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
“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
“...you all want to be the sea. But you're not the sea, you're just a raindrop.” — Stephen Kelman Copy Share
“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
“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
“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
“Her laughing was like a wave in the sea, when it landed on you it made you laugh as well.” — Stephen Kelman Copy Share
“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
“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
“Both the two of us knew it. We watched the lie go up big and slow between us, then it burst like a spit… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share
“What your problem is, you're all just a raindrop. One of an endless number. If only you'd just accept it, things would be so… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share
“Vilis still doesn't pass to me but I don't care. Where he comes from (Latvia) they burn black people into tar and make roads… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share
