Silvia

“The hangover: such a cure, she thinks, for overthinking.”
― Naomi Wood, Mrs. Hemingway

“The moment anyone begins making calculations or comparisons, they cease to live for the moment: the present becomes a mere pointer to the future, and all sorts of questions tend to arise.”
― Simone de Beauvoir

“The feeling that she had never really lived in this world caught her by surprise. It was a fact. She had never lived. Even as a child, as far back as she could remember, she had done nothing but endure. She had believed in her own inherent goodness, her humanity, and lived accordingly, never causing anyone harm. Her devotion to doing things the right way had been unflagging, all her successes had depended on it, and she would have gone on like that indefinitely. She didn't understand why, but faced with those decaying buildings and straggling grasses, she was nothing but a child who had never lived.”
― Han Kang, The Vegetarian

“¿A dónde habrían ido a parar sus horas de trabajo, sus preocupaciones pequeñas y cotidianas, sus proyectos? Aún estaban sus trajes colgados en el armario, bamboleándose cuando se abría bruscamente.¿Qué se hizo de sus recuerdos, de sus secretos? No murió sólo su cuerpo. Un cortejo de luces y sombras, de sonidos, de deseos, de color, de luchas y de recompensas terminaba con él. Se piensa a veces en la muerte. Tal vez se piensa siempre en la muerte y no se cree que pueda ser tan breve, tan simple, tan rotunda.”
― Ana María Matute, Luciérnagas