“I thought she was going to say, because I don't love you, which probably would have been more or less the truth, but instead, to my surprise, she said: "Because I love Henry." "Henry's dead." "I can't help it. I still love him." "I loved him, too," I said. For just a moment, I thought I felt her waver. But then she looked away. "I know you did," she said. "But it's not enough.” Richard PapenHenry WinterCamilla Macaulay Book:The Secret History Source: The Secret History
“She raised up on tiptoe and gave me a cool, soft kiss that tasted of Popsicles. Oh you, I though, my heart beating fast and shallow.” LoveRomanceRichard PapenCamilla Macaulay Book:The Secret History Source: The Secret History
“The swish of the oars and the hypnotic thrum of dragonflies blended with his academic monotone. Camilla, flushed and sleepy, trailed her hand in the water. Yellow birch leaves blew from the trees and drifted down to rest on the surface.” Richard PapenCamilla Macaulay Book:The Secret History Source: The Secret History