“when I first began this diary I said I would give a record of my inner life. I begin to wonder if I have said anything about my inner life. What if I have no inner life?” IfsGivingFirstsSaidWonderRecordsWhat IfDiariesInner Life Book:The Janet Frame reader Source: The Janet Frame reader
“It would be nice to travel if you knew where you were going and where you would live at the end or do we ever know, do we ever live where we live, we're always in other places, lost, like sheep.” IfsKnowsEndsWould BeLostNiceTravelSheepBeing NiceFunny Travel Book:The Janet Frame reader Source: The Janet Frame reader
“The sooner you 'settle' the sooner you'll be allowed home" was the ruling logic; and "if you can't adapt yourself to living in a mental hospital how do you expect to be able to live 'out in the world'?" How indeed?” IfsWorldHomeAbleLogicIllnessMental IllnessSettlingHospitalsRuling Book:Faces in the water Source: Faces in the water