“Largely this is a class thing - writers tend to be cosseted little middle-class kiddies who think that the world owes them a royalty cheque. But just doing it - being in your room for years on end, locked in your head, alone with invented ghosts - it weakens and softens the body. And I know I can't just live in my head.” ThinkingKnowsWorldYearsLittlesI CanEndsBodyRoomsClassMiddleGhostMiddle ClassLockedRoyaltyJust LiveYour RoomCheques Author:Tony Parsons
“And so we stayed out in the garden of the old house until we couldn't kick a ball, laughing in the gathering twilight, making the most of the good weather and all the days that were left, our little game watched only by next door's cat, and every star in the heavens.” LittlesNextGamesHouseLeftHeavenStarsLaughingDoorsQuietGardenCatBallsWeatherKicksTwilightGatheringOld HousesGood Weather Author:Tony Parsons
“My parents gave up a lot to bring me up in the little house on the prairie, and I wasn't prepared to make those sacrifices, nor was the generation before me and the generation after.” LittlesHouseParentGenerationsSacrificePreparedGave UpPrairieLittle House On The Prairie Author:Tony Parsons
“When he was born, I looked at my little boy and felt an unconditional love I never knew was inside me. As he grew, and I watched him stagger about, squeak his first words, and turn into a beautiful little boy, that feeling did not change.” FirstsLittlesFeelingsBeautifulTurnsFeltBornBoysGrewUnconditional LoveUnconditionalLittle Boys Author:Tony Parsons
