“A leaf flattened itself against the window beside his head and leaped away into the darkness, and a feeling of profound despair came over him because everything he had done was useless. All that he believed in and had attempted to prove seemed meager, all of his life was wasted” Despair Book:Mr. Bridge Source: Mr. Bridge
“At the Louvre she immediately recognized the Venus de Milo, even though they happened to approach from the rear, and of course the Mona Lisa was unmistakable; it looked exactly like the reproductions.” Style Of Writing Book:MRS. BRIDGE Source: MRS. BRIDGE
“La neve cadde tutta la notte. Cadde senza fare rumore e coprì il terreno gelato e le foglie morte sotto l'acero, e piegò i rami delle conifere, e per ore e ore cadde come farina dalle nuvole alte color madreperla.” InvernoNeve Author:Evan S. Connell
“Passava molto tempo a fissare il vuoto, oppressa da un senso di attesa. Ma attesa di che cosa? Non lo sapeva.” Attesa Book:MRS. BRIDGE Source: MRS. BRIDGE
“Trenta, trentacinque, quaranta: gli anni erano sempre passati a farle visita come zie criticone, e sempre erano scomparsi senza lasciare traccia, senza fare rumore. E adesso ne era arrivato un altro.” VecchiaiaEtàInvecchiareAnniCompleanno Book:MRS. BRIDGE Source: MRS. BRIDGE
“Thirty, thirty-five, forty, all had come to visit her like admonitory relatives, and all had slipped away without a trace, without a sound, and now, once again, she was waiting.” FunnyWaitingSoundFiveMeaningfulThirtyBirthdayForty40th BirthdayWithout A Trace Book:MRS. BRIDGE Source: MRS. BRIDGE
