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Ni Chuilleanain
Ni Chuilleanain Quotes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 'Street' | "Dangling a knife on a ring at her belt" |
| 'Street' | "One day he followed her" |
| 'Street' | "Her shoes paired on the bottom step" |
| 'Street' | "Each tread marked with the red crescent her bare heels left, fading to faintest at the top" |
| "Fireman's Lift" | "The church splits open to admit Celestial choirs" |
| "Fireman's Lift" | "Teams of angelic arms were heaving, supporting, crowding her" |
| "Fireman's Lift" | "The back making itself a roof the legs a bridge, the hands a crane and a cradle" |
| "Fireman's Lift" | "We saw them lifting her, the pillars of their arms" |
| "Fireman's Lift" | "For a final purchase under her weight as she came to the edge of the cloud" |
| "AFY" | "Once beyond the gate of the strange stable, we dismount" |
| "AFY" | "The great staircase of the hall slouches back, sprawling between warm wings. It is for you" |
| "AFY" | "Among the vaults, their thick ribs part" |
| "AFY" | "Where better to lie down and sleep, along the labelled shelves, with the key still in your pocket?" |
| "TBITR" | "This is the place where the child felt sick and they pulled over" |
| "TBITR" | "Over twelve years it has become the place where you were sick on day on the way to the lake" |
| "TBITR" | "You are taller than us now" |
| "TBITR" | "The road is as silent as it ever was on that day" |
| "TBITR" | "The absences, the faces never long absent from thought" |
| "TBITR" | "This is the place of their presence: in the tree, in the air" |
| "To Niall Woods..." | "That is the time to set out on your journey, with half a loaf and your mother's blessing" |
| "To Niall Woods..." | "Leave behind the places you knew" |
| "To Niall Woods..." | "When the cat wakes he will speak in Irish and Russian" |
| "To Niall Woods..." | "The firebird that stole the golden apples...King of Ireland's Son and the Enchanter's Daughter" |
| "To Niall Woods..." | "The story the cat does not know is the Book of Ruth" |
| "To Niall Woods..." | "You will have to trust me, she lived happily ever after" |
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