Sabine

“I couldn't imagine what Henry was doing, but as disconnected as his actions seemed, I had a childlike faith in him and, as confidently as Dr Watson observing the actions of his more illustrious friend, I waited for the design to manifest itself.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“All of a sudden I found myself able to see him as the world saw him, as I myself had seen him when I first met him - cool, well-mannered, rich, absolutely beyond reproach. It was a convincing illusion that even I, who knew the essential falseness of it, felt oddly comforted.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“But here we were only strangers, in a place where strangers were rare.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“Nothing', he said. 'Except that my life, for the most part, has been very stale and colorless. Dead, I mean. The world has always been an empty place to me. I was incapable of enjoying even the simplest things. I felt dead in everything I did.' He brushed the dirt from his hands. 'But then it changed,' he said. 'The night I killed that man.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History