Extraits

My heart is broken, he told himself. It was at that moment he understood the profound meaning of that common phrase: he thought he heard the sound of glass breaking and felt that the essence of his being was pouring out until he was empty, with no memory of the past, no awareness of the present, no hope for the future.

Going around in a sulk will get you nowhere. Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is optional.

Nothing can grow in the shade of secrets, she would say, love needs light and space to flourish.