Island Voices Quotes

Paper

1)"Whats wrong with this house we're living in?" - Pg 2
2)"Were still making, so not to worry". - Pg 6


The Martyrdom of Helena Rodrigues

1)"Georgie is such a good boy". - Pg 17
2)"I shall stay here with my mother," - Pg 18


Sundowner

1)"Selamat datang, tuan" - Pg 20
2)"Bidan help born Aman. Aman's wife, Minah, bidan help born. Same bidan there for Tijah..." - Pg23


Tanjong Rhu

1)"I am not, Ah-Wah, having my eyes sliced open" - Pg 30
2)"See far glasses? What do I want to look at faraway things for?" - Pg 31


Evening Under Frangipani

1)"More love, more passion." - Pg 55
2)"Who was the lucky man"


Lee

1)"Li Wen?" - Pg 85
2)"Don't you remember anything about your country?" - Pg 86


A History of Tea

1)"So who's your Eurasian girlfriend, Tien yee? What's the matter, Chinese not good enough for you?" - Pg 109
2)"The drive and teh-halia after make me feel better too. The strength of tea." - Pg 114.


A Dream of China

1)"The sad, sly eyes lost the wary hold they had gained on my sympathy" - Pg 12

2)"The years passed. I discovered that not everyone viewed China as my father did" - Pg 127


Release

1)"Why do you always speak for someone else?" - Pg 143
2)"She saw the man emerge from the shadows, wiping the spanner" - Pg 148


An Orbituary for Fifth Aunt Come Late

1)"Oh sorry, oh sorry, I'm very clumsy." - Pg 149
2)"She was my aunt, but I didn't make it a point to be her niece" - pg 149


Corridor

1)"Who said I wasn't happy at home?" - Pg 165
2)"You don't know those plants. You don't know what they need." - Pg 171


Mid-Autumn

1)"Whenever i lose money , it makes me gek sim" - Pg 176
2)"If God's eye is on the sparrow , he will provide for her" - Pg 183



Hamid and the Hand of Fate

1)"Hamid is such a good boy" - Pg 195
2)"No , no , every child is rezeki from God" - Pg 195


The Move

1)"The old lady was vaguely irritated for the first time" - Pg 205
2)"She locked up the old flat for the last time" - Pg 210


Pastime

1)"The system is too intricate and too cruel" - Pg 220
2)"It's a hobby , a pastime , it's not real life" - Pg 220