“ It depressed me to think that I might have been looking at another person but seeing only myself. Catherine Lacey
“ Speaking felt impossible, as contained and enclosed as she was, a longing that went on a loop, a longing for nothing at all. Catherine Lacey
“ He would never be that way again. He would never have the power of that specific kind of not-knowing. Catherine Lacey
“ She was sure no one had ever been more in love than they were in those weeks, consumed by such longing, wanting to just be alive beside each other. Catherine Lacey
“ It was possible she might not have the right feeling after all, that she wasn't in love, wasn't in limerence, but was in some unnamed place alone. Catherine Lacey
“ But what had really happened? It was still unclear. Was it possible nothing of any significance had ever happened between us and our ending was just the sad process of realizing this? Catherine Lacey
