Eileen

“Dad likes to know what he's getting. One time last year they rearranged the shelves in the supermarket near to where dad and Lisette lived, and Elsa had to run those tests she had seen advertised on the television to make sure he hadn't had a stroke.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

“Granny says people who think slowly always accuse quick thinkers of concentration problems.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

“He gave me the kind of skeptical look that I expect to get from Saint Peter on judgement day.”
― Alan Bradley, Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd

“Elsa sobs as she unfolds it, the way one sobs when the tears have run out but not the crying.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry