Quotes by Ellen Van Neerven

We decide we won’t talk about the politics. What side we’re on.
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We decide we won’t talk about the politics. What side we’re on.
Living in an apartment block alone sometimes feels like my room could topple backwards off the building and no one would notice.
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Living in an apartment block alone sometimes feels like my room could topple backwards off the building and no one would notice.
I've heard we all return to water sometime.
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I've heard we all return to water sometime.
We decide we won't talk about the politics. What side we're on.
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We decide we won't talk about the politics. What side we're on.
Driving home I switch on the radio and one of those old Motown voices comes on and reaches my heart.
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Driving home I switch on the radio and one of those old Motown voices comes on and reaches my heart.
I did not tell my little brother I would take him away from it. That I would protect him, that I would stand up to her. It was not in my capacity.
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I did not tell my little brother I would take him away from it. That I would protect him, that I would stand up to her. It was not in my capacity.
This old woman can spin a yarn. She puts her whole body in it.
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This old woman can spin a yarn. She puts her whole body in it.
Our car was packed up like a real blackfella's car... All someone needed to do was give it a paint job proper way - dots and that.
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Our car was packed up like a real blackfella's car... All someone needed to do was give it a paint job proper way - dots and that.