QUOTES ‘The Black Balloon’
“He’s not my responsibility … he’s a freak … I don’t want anything to do with him.”
“All I know is he's my own, and you're weak as piss if you don't look after your own”
“We’ve received complaints about one of your children … persistent fighting.”
“Well, maybe if you were to stop signing, he might start talking.”
“You have to stop wishing Charlie was normal. He’s never going to change.”
“It’s not fair, is it mate.”
“You scared the shit out of me ...”
Maggie: Your brother will never be able to do the things you can, Thomas. He’ll never get a job or have a
family. He’ll never ne able to look after himself. He will live with us for the rest of his life. So if there’s
anything that your father and I can do to make his life a bit happier….
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