Myles

“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

“Why me?

He says: Because you are not like all the others, because I don't see anyone but you and you don't even realize it.

He adds this phrase, which for me is unforgettable: Because you will leave and we will stay.”
― Philippe Besson, Lie With Me

“I am dead: Thou livest; . . . draw thy breath in pain, To tell my story Hamlet, Act V, scene ii”
― Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet

“I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History