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“He probably knew that any man she took up with now would only pay in pain for what had happened between her and Eugene; the brutal logic of wronged lovers taking their revenge on innocents and outsiders.”

Book:The Country Girls Trilogy & Epilogue [The Country Girls, The Lonely Girl, Girls in their married bliss].

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The Country Girls Trilogy & Epilogue [The Country Girls, The Lonely Girl, Girls in their married bliss].

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Edna O'Brien

Edna O'Brien is a renowned Irish novelist born on December 15, 1930. Her works are known for their profound emotional depth and unique narrative style, primarily focusing on the experiences of women and social changes. O'Brien has received numerous literary awards, including a Booker Prize nomination. more

“Breakups and divorces, disappointments and failures, all summoned the old hurt, and I began to wonder if every heartache wasn’t just practice for the eternal separation between the living and the dead. As with any loss, it is not the dead who suffer, but the steady flaming fools left behind.”

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Book:Still Alive

Source: Still Alive

“I haven’t done anything wrong. I simply fell in love. Why is that considered punishable?”

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Book:Anti-Romantic

Source: Anti-Romantic

“Jag överdrev när jag sa att jag trodde att du hatade det jag spelade. Det jag menade var att jag trodde att du hatade mig. Jag hoppades att du skulle övertyga mig om motsatsen - och det gjorde du, tillfälligt. Varför kommer jag inte tro på det imorgon? - Call Me By Your Name, svensk översättning av Peter Samuelsson. Originalförfattare André Aciman.”

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Book:Call Me by Your Name

Source: Call Me by Your Name