Leia Nichols

“I can’t hope for anything more, I can’t hope for anything better, and yet the void that I feel is immense, and I am always waiting for him to fill it. But what could possibly fill what is already full?”
― Maud Ventura, My Husband

“Don’t leave me. Stay with me.”

Aha. Finally. Finally he had said what he really meant. I’d known for a long time how Satoru felt. I knew he was searching hard for a new owner for me. But that as each attempt came to nothing, he felt hugely relieved to be taking me home again.
“It’s such a shame I can’t leave him here,” he’d tell each of his friends. But in the van on the way home, he’d be all smiles.
How could I ever leave him having experienced that kind of love? I will never, ever leave him.”
― Hiro Arikawa, The Travelling Cat Chronicles

“More generally, the idea that my husband existed before meeting me is surreal, even revolting.”
― Maud Ventura, My Husband

“I love our children, that goes without saying. I love them, but still, I would rather have not had them. I love them, but I would rather have lived alone with my husband. Today, I think I can say with certainty that I could survive the death of one of my children, but not of my husband.”
― Maud Ventura, My Husband