“I loathe children, with their sticky faces, scabby knees and noise (always their infernal noise). And that is to say nothing of the horrifying matter of giving birth, or the filthy business of copulation.” Children Book:Case Study Source: Case Study
“I myself have the ability to do repetitive tasks, or stare into space for long periods of time without feeling the least bit bored. There is always something going on if one looks hard enough. Tiny dramas unfold all around us. Intellectuals like Veronica are oblivious to this, however. They are too busy thinking to notice anything.” ThinkingAttentionThoughtBoredomNoticing Book:Case Study Source: Case Study
“It is impossible to walk behind someone on a narrow cliff path without the idea of shoving them over the edge crossing one’s mind.” MurderCliff Book:Case Study Source: Case Study
“To be in another country, speaking another language, was to be another person, and in being another person I felt for the first time that I was myself.” Living Abroad Book:Case Study Source: Case Study
“I’m beginning to wonder if you really are who you say you are.’ ‘I often wonder the same thing.’ Rebecca responded, rather deftly, I thought. (She is so much brighter than me; I sometimes wonder whether I shouldn’t let her take over completely.)” Double Personality Book:Case Study Source: Case Study