Quotes from Cider with Rosie — Laurie Lee
1914–1997 England
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The last days of my childhood were also the last days of the village. I belonged to that generation which saw, by chance, the end of a thousand years' life.
Cider with Rosie (1959)
….and Rosie, having baptized me with her cidrous kisses, married a soldier and I lost her for ever.
Cider with Rosie (1959)
This tiny, white-washed Infants’ room was a brief but cosy anarchy. In that short time allowed us we played and wept, broke things, fell asleep, cheeked the teacher, discovered the things we could do to each other, and exhaled our last guiltless days.
Cider with Rosie (1959)
The rabble closed in; I was encircled; grit flew in my face like shrapnel. Tall girls with frizzled hair, and huge boys with sharp elbows, began to prod me with hideous interest. They plucked at my scarves, spun me round like a top, screwed my nose and stole my potato.
Cider with Rosie (1959)