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Douglas Stuart Quote: “He locked the door that lay behind his eyes and walked away, leaving the body, the plaster dust, the flask of cold tea, and the angry gaffer behind.”

151. “He locked the door that lay behind his eyes and walked away, leaving the body, the plaster dust, the flask of cold tea, and the angry gaffer behind.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “That’s her away. It was what you said when you disposed of something.”

152. “That’s her away. It was what you said when you disposed of something.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “Mo-Maw was only a few inches taller than her eldest child even then, but she’d strung him up like a butcher’s chicken.”

153. “Mo-Maw was only a few inches taller than her eldest child even then, but she’d strung him up like a butcher’s chicken.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “After that Shuggie tried to keep his eyes moving. He tried to surreptitiously soak in all the details of his father. He knew almost nothing about him, and while the others ate, he stole sideways glances at the man and wondered why he tolerated these other children but had left him.”

154. “After that Shuggie tried to keep his eyes moving. He tried to surreptitiously soak in all the details of his father. He knew almost nothing about him, and while the others ate, he stole sideways glances at the man and wondered why he tolerated these other children but had left him.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “Her brother was her mother’s minor moon, her warmest sun, and at the exact same time, a tiny satellite that she had forgotten about. He would orbit her for an eternity, even as she, and then he, broke into bits.”

155. “Her brother was her mother’s minor moon, her warmest sun, and at the exact same time, a tiny satellite that she had forgotten about. He would orbit her for an eternity, even as she, and then he, broke into bits.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “This time, instead of the choking sourness, something bubbled inside him like yellow sunshine.”

156. “This time, instead of the choking sourness, something bubbled inside him like yellow sunshine.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “It gave me that much pleasure just to be proud of you.”

157. “It gave me that much pleasure just to be proud of you.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “She wondered what lay ahead for her baby brother. What woman would love him now? She hoped for someone who would be grateful for his good looks and reticent ways. Someone who would feel blessed by his quiet attention, who would take all his love and keep it safe. There would be girls who would want to mother him forever, who’d be reduced by the helpless dip of his eyes into some primitive need to cook and clean and care for him.”

158. “She wondered what lay ahead for her baby brother. What woman would love him now? She hoped for someone who would be grateful for his good looks and reticent ways. Someone who would feel blessed by his quiet attention, who would take all his love and keep it safe. There would be girls who would want to mother him forever, who’d be reduced by the helpless dip of his eyes into some primitive need to cook and clean and care for him.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “I was going to go out and get you a new daddy.”

159. “I was going to go out and get you a new daddy.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “As she spoke, her bottom lip looked like it might burst. “Oor Louise has special needs, and her school has donkeys. Does yer school have donkeys?” “No.” “Well, ah think ye should go to her school because it has donkeys.” She took a satisfied tug on the foamy beer.”

160. “As she spoke, her bottom lip looked like it might burst. “Oor Louise has special needs, and her school has donkeys. Does yer school have donkeys?” “No.” “Well, ah think ye should go to her school because it has donkeys.” She took a satisfied tug on the foamy beer.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “For as long as he could remember Hamish had taken a pleasure in trying to break his temper; trying to find and pierce the water balloon filled with tears that sat inside everyone.”

161. “For as long as he could remember Hamish had taken a pleasure in trying to break his temper; trying to find and pierce the water balloon filled with tears that sat inside everyone.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “Shuggie heard the nurse say to a male attendant that she thought for sure Agnes was a working girl. “She is not,” said Shuggie, quite proudly. “My mother has never worked a day in her life. She’s far too good-looking for that.” The matted mink coat gave her an air of superiority, and her black strappy heels clacked out a slurred beat on the long marble hallway.”

162. “Shuggie heard the nurse say to a male attendant that she thought for sure Agnes was a working girl. “She is not,” said Shuggie, quite proudly. “My mother has never worked a day in her life. She’s far too good-looking for that.” The matted mink coat gave her an air of superiority, and her black strappy heels clacked out a slurred beat on the long marble hallway.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “From where Eugene watched him, he looked like a half-shut penknife, a thing that should be sharp and useful, that was instead closed and waiting and rusting.”

163. “From where Eugene watched him, he looked like a half-shut penknife, a thing that should be sharp and useful, that was instead closed and waiting and rusting.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “Jodie liked Poor-Wee-Chickie. She had endless patience for the lonely. But Mungo was wary of him; even though he knew better, he still believed the untrue things they said about the bachelor.”

164. “Jodie liked Poor-Wee-Chickie. She had endless patience for the lonely. But Mungo was wary of him; even though he knew better, he still believed the untrue things they said about the bachelor.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “Mrs Campbell started back down the stairs. Jodie reached out to her but the woman shrugged her off. When she was back on her landing, she turned and looked up at the Hamilton siblings. “Ah’ve known you since ye were in nappies, and ah’ve known that selfish mother of yours even longer. If anybody should understand making excuses for the person they love, then it’s you two. Can ye no forgive me that?”

165. “Mrs Campbell started back down the stairs. Jodie reached out to her but the woman shrugged her off. When she was back on her landing, she turned and looked up at the Hamilton siblings. “Ah’ve known you since ye were in nappies, and ah’ve known that selfish mother of yours even longer. If anybody should understand making excuses for the person they love, then it’s you two. Can ye no forgive me that?”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “A swift rage possessed him. “Why did you do that?” he spat out at Annie. “Why do girls always let boys do what they like?”

166. “A swift rage possessed him. “Why did you do that?” he spat out at Annie. “Why do girls always let boys do what they like?”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “I don’t know.” It fell out of him unexpectedly, almost like a loose fart, and he regretted it instantly. His face flushed, and his eyes darted to her. She was his best chance at being a normal boy, and already he had ruined it.”

167. “I don’t know.” It fell out of him unexpectedly, almost like a loose fart, and he regretted it instantly. His face flushed, and his eyes darted to her. She was his best chance at being a normal boy, and already he had ruined it.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “Here was yet another person telling him what he needed, how he should act, the person he should be. Another person who didn’t think he was enough just as he was.”

168. “Here was yet another person telling him what he needed, how he should act, the person he should be. Another person who didn’t think he was enough just as he was.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “A murdered young girl, and the best photo her family could provide was the extra copies she had done for her monthly transit pass.”

169. “A murdered young girl, and the best photo her family could provide was the extra copies she had done for her monthly transit pass.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “With a heavy blink Agnes drew her eyes over the officious woman. The end of her nose was pitted like a small strawberry.”

170. “With a heavy blink Agnes drew her eyes over the officious woman. The end of her nose was pitted like a small strawberry.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “Mungo didn’t know how to respond to that. His mother was like a carnival magician, she was forever working some sleight of hand, sucking in her paunch, or turning different faces to these men. Jodie had said it was like how McCallum’s the baker kept turning their old wedding cakes in their window when the icing had yellowed in the sunlight. By the time some poor punter sliced into the fruit cake, it’d be too late to complain that it was claggy and unappetizing and soaked in rank old booze.”

171. “Mungo didn’t know how to respond to that. His mother was like a carnival magician, she was forever working some sleight of hand, sucking in her paunch, or turning different faces to these men. Jodie had said it was like how McCallum’s the baker kept turning their old wedding cakes in their window when the icing had yellowed in the sunlight. By the time some poor punter sliced into the fruit cake, it’d be too late to complain that it was claggy and unappetizing and soaked in rank old booze.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “At the front door she pushed a jam piece and a peeled carrot into his hand and told him to go and play and not to come back till it was dark. She pointed out into the distance and waved her hand wide across the scheme, meaning he could go anywhere he pleased for all she cared.”

172. “At the front door she pushed a jam piece and a peeled carrot into his hand and told him to go and play and not to come back till it was dark. She pointed out into the distance and waved her hand wide across the scheme, meaning he could go anywhere he pleased for all she cared.”

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Douglas Stuart Quote: “My mammy had a good year once. It was lovely.”

173. “My mammy had a good year once. It was lovely.”

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