“It's not tiddlywinks now, is it?..... NZ Rugby Legend ”
“She laughed now, and the sound of it--clear as a bell, dirty as a rugby match--turned heads all along their row.”
“Keep a demon busy, I thought. Right. Maybe he fancies a game of Tiddlywinks.”
“It doesn't matter. Like the newspapers used to say, if the truth isn't big enough, you print the legend. This country needs its legends. And even the legends don't believe it anymore.”
“It's Thursday afternoon, and we have sports. These are the choices for the girls: watching an invitational cricket game; studying in one of the classrooms; or watching the senior rugby league. As you can imagine, I'm torn.”
“I think it's better to be a legend while ye're alive to enjoy it.”