“What exactly did Simone Weil mean when she said, When you have to make a decision in life, about what you should do, do what will cost you the most. Do what is difficult because it is difficult. Do what will cost you the most. Who were these people?” LifeDifficultyDecisionsImplicationsCosts Book:The Friend Source: The Friend
“I confess to sudden rages. Walking in Midtown, rush hour's peak, people streaming in both directions, I find myself seething, ready to kill. Who are all these fucking people, and how is it fair, how is it even possible that all of them, these perfectly ordinary people, should be alive, when you--” LifeDeathLossGriefAngerRageMourning Book:The Friend Source: The Friend
“Time passing was life passing, I thought. It was life that flowed swiftly along in one direction and could not be seized or stopped. And this was something that weighed on grown-ups, an inexorable force that they feared.” LifeTimeAdultsAgingTime PassingFiniteness Book:The Vulnerables Source: The Vulnerables