"Trumpet" Quotes
"Trumpet" by Jackie Kay: A moving exploration of identity and love as the life of a jazz musician is revealed to have been built on a secret.
fiction | 278 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
It's a terrible thing to say, but I'm glad my dad's dead.
You don't know the meaning of love unless you have a child.
Because I never could be a woman, I wanted to be a man.
The thing about secrets is that they're usually secret for a reason.
Sometimes you have to learn to live with yourself.
I think about Louis, and I think about fitting in, and I can't think of the two things together.
There's a moment when you stand up and you realize who you are.
It's a strange thing, having a secret, and having to keep it, and keep it, and keep it.
You can't choose who you love, can you?
I don't think I'll ever get over it. I don't think I'll ever get over you.
