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“She felt like a tourist with an unfamiliar currency, not knowing how much to tip.”

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The Midnight Library

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Matt Haig is a British novelist born in 1975. His works are known for their humor and profound emotional insight, enjoying great popularity among readers. Haig's writing spans a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and realism. more

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“Still staring blankly at The Book of Regrets, she wondered if her parents had ever been in love or if they had got married because marriage was something you did at the appropriate time with the nearest available person. A game where you grabbed the first person you could find when the music stopped.”

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“She had never wanted to play that game.”

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“Bertrand Russell wrote that 'To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three-parts dead.' Maybe that was her problem. Maybe she was just scared of living.”

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“When her mum died three months before the wedding Nora's grief was immense. Though she had suggested that the date should be put back, it somehow never was, and Nora's grief fused with depression and anxiety and the feeling that her life was out of her own control. The wedding seemed such a symptom of this chaotic feeling, that she felt tied to a train track, and the only way she could loosen the ropes and free herself was to pull out of the wedding. Though, in reality, staying in Bedford and being single, and letting Izzy down about their Australia plans, and starting work at String Theory, and getting a cat, had all felt like the opposite of freedom.”

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“And suddenly she was back feeling all this contrition, all that pain of letting people down and letting herself down, the pain she had tried to escape less than an hour ago.”

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“The regrets began to swarm together. In fact, while staring at the open pages of the book, the pain was actually worse than it had been wandering around Bedford.”

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“The power of all the regrets simultaneous emanating from the book was becoming agony. The weight of guilt and remorse and sorrow too strong.”

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“It felt even heavier now but she managed to close the book and gasped in relief.”

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“Which regret stands out? Which decision would you like to undo? Which life would you like to try on?' She said that, precisely. Try on. As if this was a clothes shop and Nora could choose a life as easily as a T-shirt. It felt like a cruel game. That was agony. I felt like I was about to be strangled. What is the point of this?”

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