“I don't feel particularly proud of myself. But when I walk alone in the woods or lie in the meadows, all is well.”
― Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors
― Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors
“Nous rêvions de regarder l'océan ensemble. Eh bien, Nawal, je te le dis, je te le jure, le jour où je le verrai, le mot océan explosera dans ta tête et tu éclateras en sanglots car tu sauras que je pense à toi. Peu importe où je serai, nous serons ensemble. Il n'y a rien de plus beau que d'être ensemble.”
― Incendies
― Incendies
“ANTIGONE: Tell me the truth! I beg you to tell me the truth! When you think about me, when it strikes you suddenly that I am going to belong to you―do you have the feeling that―that a great empty space is being hollowed out inside you, that there is something inside you that is just―dying?
HAEMON: Yes, I do, I do.”
― Antigone
HAEMON: Yes, I do, I do.”
― Antigone
“Was I kind to others? It was hard to nail down an answer. I worried that if I did turn out to have a personality, it would be one of the unkind ones. Did I only worry about this question because as a woman I felt required to put the needs of others before my own? Was “kindness” just another term for submission in the face of conflict? These were the kind of things I wrote about in my diary as a teenager: as a feminist I have the right not to love anyone.”
― Conversations with Friends
― Conversations with Friends
“Je voulais te le dire. Je voulais te dire que cette nuit, mon cœur est plein d'amour, il va exploser. Partout on me dit que je t'aime trop ; moi, je ne sais pas ce que ça veut dire aimer trop, je ne sais pas ce que ça veut dire être loin de toi, je ne sais pas ce que ça veut dire quand tu n'es plus là. Je devrais réapprendre à vivre sans toi.”
― Incendies
― Incendies
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