“The former East Germany hardly had a monopoly on complicity. Life’s every moment caught one out in one form or another.” — Paul Russell Complicity Copy Share Image
“The miracle,” Claire said, “is that anybody stays together.” — Paul Russell Miracle Copy Share Image
“And anyway, never, never apologise the morning after for what your hormones were telling you last night.” — Paul Russell Apologise Copy Share Image
“Tracy had never been so conscious of the sky above the earth, the dangerous clouds that gathered there, the way humans lived… — Paul Russell Clouds Copy Share Image
“Waiting, he thought, was the most miserable condition a man could find himself in. His whole life, he had been waiting for… — Paul Russell Condition Copy Share Image
“As long as we do violence to other animals, we’ll keep on doing violence to ourselves.” — Paul Russell Animals Copy Share Image
“If I’ve learned one thing, it’s that the unfortunate thing about life is that everything’s mixed. There’s no absolute good and there’s… — Paul Russell Absolute Copy Share Image
“When he got a story urge, there was nothing to do but grab a pen and write. Otherwise it was too much… — Paul Russell Hard-on Copy Share Image
“You know you've got my support", Reid told him. "Whatever difficult decisions you need to make. All I would ask is that… — Paul Russell Difficult decisions Copy Share Image
“Love loves anarchy. It loves to wreak havoc. It loves to dance atop the ruins.” — Paul Russell Dance Copy Share Image
“Just because you pretend the universe doesn't have teeth doesn't mean you won't get eaten in the end.” — Paul Russell Life Copy Share Image
“The damage love does when love goes astray. And did it ever, given half a chance, fail to wander?” — Paul Russell Astray Copy Share Image
“There was always something sly about any act of education. Eve had learned that in the garden.” — Paul Russell Education Copy Share Image
“I’ll put it to you simply: love is the enemy. That’s my conclusion. We should all live in our little monk cells… — Paul Russell Cells Copy Share Image
“Louis had learned to be suspicious of the word educational . It covered, after all, a multitude of sins.” — Paul Russell Education Copy Share Image
“The presence of the policeman around the corner is the only thing that keeps us civilised.” — Paul Russell Around the corner Copy Share Image
“He had had an inkling, even then, that only by losing himself, the well-behaved Connecticut boy he’d always been, might he ever… — Paul Russell Find Copy Share Image
“Was this what was called falling in love, this wayward glimpse of another person’s soul?” — Paul Russell Falling Copy Share Image
“There was no denying it. Boys grabbed him. Their loveliness tore him apart. The world was a wonder after all.” — Paul Russell Boys Copy Share Image
