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Lullabies for Little Criminals
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"Lullabies for Little Criminals" Quotes

A young girl navigates a tumultuous childhood while being raised by her troubled father in Montreal.

Quotes

Sometimes I think that the biggest difference between men and women is that more men need to seek out some terrible lurking thing in existence and hurl themselves upon it. Women know where it lives and do not need to go there.

Heather O'Neill

genderexistence

The truth is that all I've ever wanted is to be a father. But I don't know if I'd be any good at it.

Heather O'Neill

fatherhoodself-doubt

The only way to survive in here is to make the outside world your enemy. You can't depend on it for anything.

Heather O'Neill

survivaladversity

I don't know what the future holds, but I do know that I'll always be a girl on the run.

Heather O'Neill

uncertaintydetermination

The world is always going to be dangerous, and people get badly banged up, but how can there be any more danger out there than in here?

Heather O'Neill

dangerperspective

I don't want to belong anywhere that I'm not wanted.

Heather O'Neill

belongingrejection

I don't know why they call it heartbreak. It feels like every other bone in my body is broken too.

Heather O'Neill

heartbreakpain

I didn't know that I was going to grow up to be the kind of person that I am. I thought that I was going to be a good person.

Heather O'Neill

self-discoveryidentity

The thing about living alone is that it can be both lonely and peaceful, sometimes at the same time.

Heather O'Neill

solitudepeace

People always love the idea of something more than they love the thing itself.

Heather O'Neill

idealizationreality