“We carry on. We have ourselves and we carry on- in spite of our losses and mistakes and women, I think, have more than most. We are good secret-keepers. We can tie weights to out guilt and passions, and hatred and deceitfulness, and let them sink down, so that you'd never know they existed at all. But we know. I can count all mine.”
Oystercatchers is a narrative that delves into the lives of individuals living in coastal areas, focusing on their relationships with the environment and the evolving dynamics of their communities. The story weaves together elements of local lore, the changing seasons, and the resilience of the natural world. more
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“Imagine it. Use all your strength and imagine it exactly. And it will happen that way.”
“There are moments. You will know them.”
“For it must be very lonely being dead.”
“One gets so used to one's own horrors, one forgets how they must seem to other people.”
“As for you, you are alive. But it's not the same as living.”
“Sometimes you can know things. Things about yourself. Things from before you can remember.”