Quotes from Kate Atkinson, A God in Ruins

Oh, man, 'the nursery, ' " Dominic said, "what a hell-hole. If I had kids I'd give them the nicest room in the house.""You do have kids, " his kid said."Oh, yeah, well, right, you know what I mean.

Teddy shuddered. The idea of the sublime little bird being plucked from the sky, of its exquisite song being interrupted in full flight, was horrible to him.