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"Shuggie Bain" Quotes
"Shuggie Bain" is a poignant tale of a young boy growing up in 1980s Glasgow, grappling with poverty, addiction, and a complicated relationship with his mother.
family life | Published in 2020
Quotes
You were never mine to keep.
loveloss
The rain had stopped, and the world felt silent.
naturesilence
Every day was a fight for a wee bit of dignity.
struggledignity
She could make a palace out of this place.
hopeimagination
A mother's love is no guarantee of kindness.
motherhoodlove
You can be anything you want to be, son.
motivationdreams
The city was a place of hard edges.
city lifehardship
He was a boy trying to be a man.
identitygrowing up
Loneliness was a familiar companion.
lonelinesscompanionship
There was a kind of beauty in her brokenness.
beautybrokenness
