As I settled down to sleep in that new bed in the dark city, I saw that it was too late now, too late for everything. I would not be given a second chance. In the hours when I woke, I have to tell you that this struck me almost with relief.


The Empty Family: Stories (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2012) - ISBN: 9781439195963

Colm Tóibín Quotes

As I settled down to sleep in that new bed in the dark city, I saw that it was too late now, too late for everything. I would not be given a second...

As I settled down to sleep in that new bed in the dark city, I saw that it was too late now, too late for everything. I would not be given a second...

As I settled down to sleep in that new bed in the dark city, I saw that it was too late now, too late for everything. I would not be given a second...

As I settled down to sleep in that new bed in the dark city, I saw that it was too late now, too late for everything. I would not be given a second...