“She'll tell herself that what she really wanted was not to live forever, but to stop worrying. 'What if I change?' she asked the fortune teller, all those years ago, sure that knowledge could save her from bad luck and tragedy. 'Most people don't,' the woman said.” WorryFateAnxietyMental IllnessWorries Book:The Immortalists Source: The Immortalists
“Varya takes the handkerchief and wipes her face, and when she emerges she thinks of what Luke said--'that I'll kill them accidentally'--and laughs until he joins in and she begins to cry again, because she understands exactly what he means.” LossWorryAnxietyMental HealthMental IllnessWorries Book:The Immortalists Source: The Immortalists