“They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it both ways. He'd put himself outside and outside they'd make him stay. Neither brutality nor complaining could force a way in.”
John McGahern was an Irish writer known for his profound emotional depth and delicate prose. His works often focus on rural Irish life, particularly in his hometown of County Sligo. McGahern's novels and short stories are celebrated for their deep character portrayals. more
“Taking care of myself doesn't mean 'me first.' It means 'me, too.”
“...eyes that, like those of children, look at an eternal present without forgiveness.”
“berhati-hatilah kalo menghujat para maling dan pelacur. "Because we might do the same.”