“Molly wasn't hope then, of course, and i can't help hating her for not being there.” — Ian Cross Hating Copy Share Image
“But I was a fool, the biggest, damnedest, stupidest fool in thee whole world.” — Ian Cross Fool Copy Share Image
“And then, believe it or not, it came to me for the first time that all the difference was caused by me.” — Ian Cross Believe Copy Share Image
“I can't, I can't, I can't help hearing, I can't help seeing. I can't help it unless I run away.” — Ian Cross Hearing Copy Share Image
“That wallpaper. touching it like that, was one of my protection tricks” — Ian Cross Touching Copy Share Image
“He was blaming her for being sick, and she kept repeating, 'I'm forty, do you hear? I'm forty and I've been through… — Ian Cross Blaming Copy Share Image
“Like that time I came home and Mum was sick, not letting me upstairs. Later on I heard Dad actually blaming her… — Ian Cross First time Copy Share Image
“I looked across to his picture on the wall, the one that showed him with a pained look on this face, with… — Ian Cross Bleeding heart Copy Share Image
“I lay in my bed for I don't know how long doing my best to work things out, and my best certainly… — Ian Cross Doing Copy Share Image
“Do you like Mother and Father?" "they're both all right" "they're not Jimmy, and you shouldn't say so. I hate them, and… — Ian Cross Father Copy Share Image
“I looked back towards them, to see if they were watching me, and saw her pulling her arm from his grip. Her… — Ian Cross Copy Share Image
“If she had only known, things might have been different between us, but I could never talk to her about it" [Jimmy… — Ian Cross Copy Share Image
“Somehow this is what I wanted to happen. I was holding my ground under attack from my enemies, lashing out at them… — Ian Cross Copy Share Image
“the air just went cold, as it did those times before, and started sticking to my skin, on my arms and legs… — Ian Cross Feeling Copy Share Image
“I've got a lot of ideas about God. I pray about as much as anybody, even though i am tough , yet… — Ian Cross God Copy Share Image
“I made up my mind to tell Joe about what was going on at home after the funny business about Molly's letter.… — Ian Cross Business Copy Share Image
“I stared so long that I got to seeing them as being dark, ugly sins in my body, smelling and dirty, but… — Ian Cross Devil Copy Share Image
“She reminded me of a picture in a history book of the executioner who killed on of the kings.” — Ian Cross Books Copy Share Image
“Standing there. watching her go, I felt lonelier than I have ever been in my life.” — Ian Cross Life Copy Share Image
“I'm past being humiliated by you in public, having to watch your drunken foolishness and everybody looking on” — Ian Cross Drunken Copy Share Image
“There is no hiding the fact that in some ways I am dissatisfied with God.” — Ian Cross Dissatisfied Copy Share Image
“It was great to float on your back in a calm sea and have somebody steer you.” — Ian Cross Float Copy Share Image
“Come on Pop' I said as best I could 'don't go back now' I felt rotten, watching him go back like that.” — Ian Cross Rotten Copy Share Image
“They go on like that and I can't understand, really I can't, what it's all about, and yet I feel terrible.” — Ian Cross Learning Copy Share Image
“I felt almost sick with wanting to tell her how I felt, but I couldn't think of words to suit my feelings.” — Ian Cross Feelings Copy Share Image
“One of the reasons dad was so pleased was because it did something to her.” — Ian Cross Dad Copy Share Image
“I was frightened again, knowing thatmy having seen God that morning was only my stupid imagination. Everything was going to be as… — Ian Cross Frightened Copy Share Image
“I jerked the blankets right back off her, and there she was with her nightdress up around her neck. It was a… — Ian Cross Like Woman Copy Share Image
“I'm a very popular man, plenty of friends, and I can move in any circle and I'm always a perfect gentleman. I'd… — Ian Cross Friendship Copy Share Image
“What exactly he would say, I couldn't imagine, but I felt sure that as soon as I had actually got everything off… — Ian Cross Copy Share Image
“If you never bothered to to look or see anything much you wouldn't be worrying' "I'd have to be very dumb to… — Ian Cross Copy Share Image