“She emptied herself of Fabio and of herself, of all the useless efforts she had made to get where she was and find nothing there. With detached curiosity she observed the rebirth of her weaknesses, her obsessions. This time she would let them decide, since she hadn't been able to do anything anyway. Against certain parts of yourself you remain powerless, she said to herself, as she regressed pleasurably to the time when she was a girl.” MadeSaidAbleCertainGirlEffortWeaknessCuriosityObsessionUselessPowerlessRebirthDetached Author:Paolo Giordano
“You'll get used to it. In the end you won't even notice it anymore," he said. "How is that possible? It will always be there, right before my eyes." "Exactly," said Mattia. "Which is precisely why you won't see it anymore.” SaidEndsEyeUsed Author:Paolo Giordano
“Do you really like studying?" Mattia nodded. "Why?" "It's the only thing I know how to do," he said shortly. He wanted to tell her that he liked studying because you can do it alone, because all the things you study are already dead, cold, and chewed over. He wanted to tell her that the pages of the schoolbooks were all the same temperature, that they left you time to choose, that they never hurt you and you couldn't hurt them either. But he said nothing.” KnowsSaidWantedLeftCan DoHurtKnow HowStudyColdPagesYou Can Do ItTemperature Author:Paolo Giordano
“Why did you choose to stay here?" (...) "I don't know," he said. "It's as if there's more oxygen here.” IfsKnowsSaidYou ChooseOxygen Book:The Solitude of Prime Numbers Source: The Solitude of Prime Numbers
