Miss Brill: KEY QUOTES:

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  • “The old people sat on the bench, still as statues"

  • “They looked as though they’d just come from dark little rooms or even cupboards”

  • “It was like a play, exactly like a play”

  • “even she had a part and came every Sunday”

  • “Why doesn’t she keep her silly old mug at home”

  • “today she passed the baker by…went into her dark little room – her room like a cupboard”

  • “when she put the lid on she thought she could hear something crying”