“I think that if we just listen to ourselves we know what it is we have to do . . . . And I have come o think that however much it hurts, however hard it is, we have to listen. We have to live our lives.” IfsThinkingKnowsHardHurtOur LivesIt HurtsJust Listen Book:Astrid and Veronika Source: Astrid and Veronika
“Memories seem to surface in no particular order, with no time attached. Yesterday can seem as distant as last year. My life now consists of fragments where some are so blinding in their intensity that they make everything else indistinguishable. It feels as if my existence was extinguished in a flash, and afterwards my universe became incomprehensible. I want to remember everything. But perhaps I need to give it more time. Allow myself some rest. Distance myself a little, to see if I can make out a pattern. And face the truth about what is really there.” IfsWantNeedsGivingFeelsYearsLittlesI CanSeemsLastsRememberFacesOrderUniverseMemoriesExistenceParticularDistancePatternsSurfaceYesterdayMore TimeIntensityFlashLast YearFragmentsMake OutRemembers EverythingFacing The TruthDistance Myself Author:Linda Olsson
“Like memories. You can make yourself believe that they have been erased. But they are there, if you look closely. If you have a wish to uncover them.” IfsBelieveLooksHas BeensWishMemories Book:Astrid and Veronika Source: Astrid and Veronika
“I lay down on the bed clasping the pictures and buried my face in the pillow in a vain attempt at silencing my sobs. But it was as if all my life's accumulated grief had finally found an outlet and was allowed to take its course. I screamed, I cried, until the grief became bearable. (174)” IfsFacesCoursesFoundGriefBedLaysVainBuriedCriedOutletsPillowBearableSilencing Book:Sonata for Miriam: A Novel Source: Sonata for Miriam: A Novel
