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"A birds-eye view does not see the truth."
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Bernard MacLavertyWe went on a school trip down the Rhine one summer and I saw a crucifi — Bernard MacLaverty
"We went on a school trip down the Rhine one summer and I saw a crucifixion that made all others pale for me. It was a painting. And it was the first thing like that which had any effect on me. I stood and stared at it for so long the teachers lost me and had to come back for me."
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Bernard MacLaverty
Bernard MacLaverty
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Bernard MacLaverty is a Northern Irish fiction writer and novelist. His novels include Cal and Grace Notes. He has written five books of short stories.
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"Bitter?" said the barmaid and he nodded. What a strange thing to call a drink. Bitter. Aloes. Sorrow. For something that was supposed to make you feel happy."
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"Its a bad day when the biggest thing you catch is a seagull."
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"Michael wondered why it was the tragic things that remained with him most vividly."
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"Suddenly a police Land Rover with its hee-haw siren blaring swung into the main road behind them with a squeal of tyres. It roared along and overtook them so fast its body tilted at an angle to the chassis. Someone said, "Jesus, theyll sell no ice cream going at that speed."
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"What we run here, Brother, is a finishing school for the sons of the Idle Poor." "It finishes them all right."
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