“I have been acutely aware of the noise of the wash. The slow, steady beat of those little waves lapping the shore… — Kirsty Eagar Old time Copy Share Image
“Without wonder, you are dead and I am older. The girl in the mirror looks devastated. Like someone really has pushed a… — Kirsty Eagar Copy Share Image
“He’s still singing to himself, eyes closed, pretending, I think, that I’m someone else. I shout in his ear again. ‘So you… — Kirsty Eagar Copy Share Image
“At seventeen, I’m in-between. Staring at the carnival from a distance. Not sure if I want to go forward and become an… — Kirsty Eagar Copy Share Image
“I bury my face in my hands. And then Ryan does such a nice thing. He wraps his arm around my shoulders… — Kirsty Eagar Body heat Copy Share Image
“You cant rely on anybody being around for you, because things change.” — Kirsty Eagar Change Copy Share Image
“The moon is weird tonight. A yellow devil with a knowing face and hard triumphant eyes. The top of his head is… — Kirsty Eagar Copy Share Image
“They stared at each other for a long time. The rest of the world had gone somewhere else and everything that needed… — Kirsty Eagar Long time Copy Share Image
“The dogs were phantoms, signs and superstitions come to life, representatives of the moon. But sunlight burns the memory, leaving only a… — Kirsty Eagar Dog Copy Share Image
“But I do agree with Mr Findlay about one thing: I am desperate to paint, so it’s probably time to start. Because… — Kirsty Eagar Time Copy Share Image
“It was something they'd done a thousand times before. If Jamie went surfing with a mate and paddled in first, he always… — Kirsty Eagar Time Copy Share Image
“I am sick of playing games where you’re not allowed to show how you feel. I don’t have to play anymore. He… — Kirsty Eagar Playing games Copy Share Image
“I don't want romance and stolen kisses and sweetness and hand holding. I want something so big it's like two planets colliding,… — Kirsty Eagar Hand holding Copy Share Image
“Have people been staring at you?’ He frowns. ‘I don’t know. I guess so. I forgot it was there. Can you really… — Kirsty Eagar Copy Share Image
“She was thin like Kylie, but she had a manic energy like Shane, so it was probably drugs. That’s just the means… — Kirsty Eagar End result Copy Share Image
“I’m already moving towards the kitchen as I say this, because one thing I’ve learned is that you never, ever enter negotiations… — Kirsty Eagar Negotiation Copy Share Image
“Jamie's eyes met hers and recognition passed between them. He wondered if that was how it was going to be for the… — Kirsty Eagar Psychology Copy Share Image
“I've got a hangover, okay? So I'm not very... It's not easy sometimes.” — Kirsty Eagar Copy Share Image
“Once they know they've got a hold of your shame, they can shake it out and hold it up for the all… — Kirsty Eagar Shame Copy Share Image
“When I come over the top of the dune I see the ocean and I feel like I’m seeing it for the… — Kirsty Eagar First time Copy Share Image
“This is its ancient soul, the quiet place, away from all its beats and rhythms. And my mind is unable to comprehend… — Kirsty Eagar Psychology Copy Share Image