“Men walk through tragedy, quietly, calm and precise on the outside, tearing themselves to shreds inside.”
Steven Herrick“I'm drinking away the exam results that don't take me anywhere.”
Steven Herrick“As I stood on the lonely backroad, I'm sure I heard birds, kookaburras, laughing ...”
Steven Herrick“I'm dreaming of a month of Sundays.”
Steven Herrick“Jack reads too many books. He thinks we're going to drive all year and have great adventures.”
Steven Herrick“Her body begs to be taken away and put into a warm bed with the sheets pulled high, even though nothing can help now.”
Steven Herrick“He walks through the house of his past, hoping he'll find the right door, hoping he'll find the key.”
Steven Herrick“I know that today, with a full tank, and with Annabel, that it's time to go.”
Steven Herrick, A Place Like This“She taught me what's important, and what isn't. And I've never forgotten. And that's what mothers do, I say.”
Steven Herrick, A Place Like This“She didn't have an answer for that. People like her only ever have questions.”
Steven Herrick, A Place Like This“He looks a hell of a lot like me, only a fair bit older.”
Steven Herrick, Cold Skin