‘You don’t believe the sky is falling until a chunk of it falls on you…’

The Things That Really Matter
‘You don’t believe the sky is falling until a chunk of it falls on you…’
‘We are living in a world in which nobody is free, in which hardly anybody is secure, in which it is almost impossible to be honest and to remain alive…’
‘I’d far rather be happy than right any day…’
‘With the slightest push—in just the right place—the world can be tipped…’
Welsh’s third collection of short stories…
‘The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces…’
‘When you have something to say, silence is a lie…’
‘Madness, as we call it, manifests itself in many ways…’
‘The complexities of the English language are such that even native speakers cannot always communicate effectively…’