The Turning

The Turning

by

Tim Winton

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Daisy is Gail’s friend, Fenn’s wife, and the mother of Keira and their other children. She grew up on the property she and Fenn live on, which they inherited from her father; Daisy intends to use the land for biodynamic farming. Daisy, who knows about Gail’s affair, advises Gail on what to do and tells her about her own difficulties with Fenn; when he confessed his affair to her, she destroyed his model plane collection in rage, but they were able to successfully mend their relationship.

Daisy Quotes in The Turning

The The Turning quotes below are all either spoken by Daisy or refer to Daisy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Trauma and Memory Theme Icon
).
Defender Quotes

Do you realize that every vivid experience in your life comes from your adolescence? You should hear yourself talk. You’re trapped in it Nothing you do now holds your attention like the past. Not me, not even your work, these days. I feel like I’m getting less real to you by the day, that I’m just part of some long, faded epilogue to your real life. Last year I put up with it. It was lonely, Vic, but now it’s worse. Shingles, twice in two months. That’s a physical breakdown. How long before you cave in altogether?

Related Characters: Vic’s Wife (Gail) (speaker), Vic Lang, Fenn, Daisy
Page Number: 302
Explanation and Analysis:
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Daisy Quotes in The Turning

The The Turning quotes below are all either spoken by Daisy or refer to Daisy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Trauma and Memory Theme Icon
).
Defender Quotes

Do you realize that every vivid experience in your life comes from your adolescence? You should hear yourself talk. You’re trapped in it Nothing you do now holds your attention like the past. Not me, not even your work, these days. I feel like I’m getting less real to you by the day, that I’m just part of some long, faded epilogue to your real life. Last year I put up with it. It was lonely, Vic, but now it’s worse. Shingles, twice in two months. That’s a physical breakdown. How long before you cave in altogether?

Related Characters: Vic’s Wife (Gail) (speaker), Vic Lang, Fenn, Daisy
Page Number: 302
Explanation and Analysis: