“I know I only want him,' she said between sobs, the syllables all wrong, 'because he doesn't want me. How is that even possible?' 'It's normal to want what we can't have,' I said soothingly. 'No, I mean how can he not want me?” HumorRelationshipsHeartbreakDialogueVainSympathyUnrequited LoveLove TriangleOlivia Sudjic Book:Sympathy Source: Sympathy
“Well, then, what's the plan now? You can't stay here forever.' My plan was indeed to stay there forever.” HumorSadStuckDialogueSympathyBittersweetOlivia Sudjic Book:Sympathy Source: Sympathy
“Man with goatee. Man who looked like a Beatle. All the Beatles at once. Woman wearing newspaper hat. I'd grown used to how weird New Yorkers were, and I could fit them into types.” HumorObservationNew York CitySympathyNew YorkersOlivia SudjicThe BeatlesPeople Watching Book:Sympathy Source: Sympathy