Sebastian Barry, On Canaan's Side Quotes

There is such solace in the mere sight of water. It clothes us delicately in its blowing salt and scent, gossamer items that medicate the poor soul

Trench dirt didn't always wash out, I am sure.

I wonder if I were to have an X-ray at the little hospital, would the machine see my grief? Is it like rust, arheum about the heart?

I am dwelling on things I love, even if a measure of tragedy is stitched into everything, if you follow the thread long enough