Quotes from bookThe Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by American writer Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death. The novel received critical praise and became an instant bestseller. A film adaptation, directed by Peter Jackson, who personally purchased the rights, was released in 2009.
“There wasn't a lot of bullshit in my heaven.”
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“I stared at her black hair. It was shiny like the promises in magazines.”
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“And my sister, my Lindsey, left me in her memories, where I was meant to be.”
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“Well, as my dad would say, it means she’s out of this shithole.”
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“Sometimes you cry, Susie, even when someone you love has been gone a long time.”
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“My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered.”
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“Hey, Ocean Eyes,” my father said. “Where’d you go on us?”
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“I fell in love with you again; While you were away - Jack Salmon”
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