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A Head Full of Ghosts

Book by Paul Tremblay · 4 quotes · Darkness, Despair, Discipline

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All Darkness Despair Discipline False Promises Family Fear Of The Dark Funny Horror Page 41 Posession Sad Teamwork Unsettling

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“Her eyes opened and then rolled into the back of her head, showing off those horrible bright whites with their convoluted red maps. She laughed, groaned, and said in [a] small, tight whisper, "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god...[I can still hear them]”

Horror Despair Posession

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“And I asked her about the holes in the walls and Mom tried to joke, saying, “Yes, Marjorie was sleep punching too.” I didn’t get the joke.”

Funny Sad Unsettling

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“Having a talk was another buzzword phrase in our house, one that meant something was wrong. More often than not their talks we're controlled arguments that generally centered on housework (laundry piles still on the dining room table!) or the handling of us girls. Revelations gleaned in a typical talk: Dad didn't like the condescending tone Mom often used with is; Mom didn't like his yelling and its wildly inconst usage; Dad thought she was too quick to punish; Mom didn't like having her discipline edicts questioned in front of us. Initially acrimonious, their talks somehow managed to end like a pregame pep talk: rote promises to be rational in the face of our irrationality, a renewed commitment to present a united front, team play, then hands in the middle: Go, parents on three, ready, break!”

Family Discipline Teamwork False Promises

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“It was so dark it was like noting was there in the room but us. Only the nothing was actually something because it filled my eyes and lungs and it sat on my shoulders.”

Darkness Fear Of The Dark Page 41

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