“It feels like I have to enact violence upon myself to love him in a way he's comfortable with. And I can't I care too much about myself to do that.” LoveFriendshipSwedenAcadamia Book:The Trio Source: The Trio
“I found it increasingly difficult to shake the suspicion that work was all about pretending to care about pointless stuff, and that success hinged on your ability to trick even yourself.” FriendshipSwedenAcadamia Book:The Trio Source: The Trio
“It was a beautiful day. Children played in the park. Cars and buses drove down the road and people were wearing sunglasses and light jackets and drinking coffee outside the cafes. It seemed to me that everything should have stopped, that some of what was happening inside me should have an effect on my surroundings - even just a cold breeze, or a dark cloud passing across the sun. But the world would not be moved.” LoveFriendshipSwedenAcadamia Book:The Trio Source: The Trio
“Handing August one of the cups, she decides that nothing bad can happen to him. This resolution feels like grabbing hold of a shaking object in order to make it stop. She can feel it resisting between her palms, feel the reverberations, but she doesn't loosen her hold. Finally it quivers, almost as if despondent, and when it stops it goes cold too, like she's strangled it.” LoveFriendshipSwedenAcadamia Book:The Trio Source: The Trio