7 Quotes by John Birmingham

When a parent dies, for those left behind it can feel as though half the sky has fallen. My father was the sheltering sky, and beneath his mild firmament no storm ever raged, no hard rain fell.

Grief is an ocean, fathomless and wide, and on the surface its most impelling forces arrive in waves

Apart from Scientologists and born-again Christians, junkies are probably the worst people in the world to live with. Even other junkies will tell you that.

Words matter, and the right words matter most of all. In the end they’re all that remain of us.

Plus, it’s an optimistic sort of music. People want that at the moment. Who needs death metal when you’ve got the Nazis?” They.

Grief is an ocean, fathomless and wide, and on the surface its most impelling forces arrive in waves.

Trickery,” he grunted. “Feeble trickery is all you offer.” “And a prizewinning cock punch. Gotta give me credit for that.