"Autumn" Quotes
"Autumn" by Ali Smith is a story of friendship and connection between a young girl and her elderly neighbor during a time of political and social upheaval.
fiction | 264 pages | Published in 2016
Quotes
It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.
All across the country, people felt it was the wrong thing. All across the country, people felt it was the right thing. All across the country, people felt they'd really lost. All across the country, people felt they'd really won.
No, I'm not all right. I'm still in Europe.
The trees, though not changed, are changing.
All across the country, people felt like it was the end of everything as they knew it.
It's the first day of autumn! A time of new beginnings.
But what was the potential for a country who'd lost an empire?
I'm tired of the news. I'm tired of the way it makes things spectacular that aren't, and deals so simplistically with what's truly appalling.
It's a kind of protest, isn't it? Not to go along with it.
The best way to learn is to be curious.
