“It feels like I have to enact violence upon myself to love him in a way he's comfortable with. And I can't I care too much about myself to do that.” LoveFriendshipSwedenAcadamia Book:The Trio Source: The Trio
“I found it increasingly difficult to shake the suspicion that work was all about pretending to care about pointless stuff, and that success hinged on your ability to trick even yourself.” FriendshipSwedenAcadamia Book:The Trio Source: The Trio
“It was a beautiful day. Children played in the park. Cars and buses drove down the road and people were wearing sunglasses and light jackets and drinking coffee outside the cafes. It seemed to me that everything should have stopped, that some of what was happening inside me should have an effect on my surroundings - even just a cold breeze, or a dark cloud passing across the sun. But the world would not be moved.” LoveFriendshipSwedenAcadamia Book:The Trio Source: The Trio
“Handing August one of the cups, she decides that nothing bad can happen to him. This resolution feels like grabbing hold of a shaking object in order to make it stop. She can feel it resisting between her palms, feel the reverberations, but she doesn't loosen her hold. Finally it quivers, almost as if despondent, and when it stops it goes cold too, like she's strangled it.” LoveFriendshipSwedenAcadamia Book:The Trio Source: The Trio
“The table between them is the size of an ocean. She smiles an impersonal smile and Hugo smiles back, just as impersonally. It stings. She thinks of the person she was when he knew her, when she, Hugo and August were a trio. She conjures an image of the three of them in winter jackets, boots, scarves and hats, with library books in tote bags and laptops weighing down messenger bags and backpacks, and she can picture their silhouettes so clearly it's as if they're shuffling past outside the window, somewhere in between the fluttering lights. Then they disappear, engulfed by the lights, the people they once were, dissolved.” LoveFriendshipNostalgiaLost LoveSweden Book:The Trio Source: The Trio
“She can feel the sun pressing on her face. August takes her hand in his, pressing it, and she smiles and presses back without opening her eyes. Everything is beautiful for a short moment. When she lets go she can still feel the warmth of his hand.” LoveFriendshipNostalgiaSweden Book:The Trio Source: The Trio
“We were just putting words to our thoughts to see if they had wings.” FriendshipSwedenAcadamiam Book:The Trio Source: The Trio