‘All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting…’

The Things That Really Matter
‘All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting…’
‘Like all of my friends, she’s a lousy judge of character…’
‘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…’
‘If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self—himself—he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it…’