Matilda

“Anyone, Eliza is thinking, who describes dying as ‘slipping away’ or ‘peaceful’ has never witnessed it happen. Death is violent, death is a struggle. The body clings to life, as ivy to a wall, and will not easily let go, will not surrender its grip without a fight.”
― Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet

“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“I'm not a religious person but I do sometimes think God made you for me.”
― Sally Rooney, Normal People

“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles