“Was it possible that only our neighborhood was filled with conflicts and violence, while the rest of the city was radiant, benevolent?”
― My Brilliant Friend
― My Brilliant Friend
“I was promoted to the third year with all tens, but at home no one was surprised or celebrated me. I saw that they were satisfied, yes, and I was pleased, but they gave the event no weight.”
― My Brilliant Friend
― My Brilliant Friend
“The human heart, even when it wants to die, quite often wants at the same time to eat some tteokbokki, too.”
― I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki
― I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki
“We were holding on to each other to get warm, while they rushed to grab cylinders with fat fuses, disturbed by how much money could be transformed into fiery trails, sparks, explosions, smoke for the pure satisfaction of winning.”
― My Brilliant Friend
― My Brilliant Friend
“In other words, the last ten days of July gave me a sense of well-being that I had never known before. I felt a sensation that later in my life was often repeated: the joy of the new. I liked everything: getting up early, making breakfast, tidying up, walking in Barano, taking the road to the Maronti, uphill and down, lying in the sun and reading, going for a swim, returning to my book.”
― My Brilliant Friend
― My Brilliant Friend
Daria’s 2025 Year in Books
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