Johari Tello

“She closes her eyes. He probably won’t come back, she thinks. Or he will, differently. What they have now they can never have back again. But for her the pain of loneliness will be nothing to the pain that she used to feel, of being unworthy. He brought her goodness like a gift and now it belongs to her. Meanwhile his life opens out before him in all directions at once. They’ve done a lot of good for each other. Really, she thinks, really. People can really change one another.
You should go, she says. I’ll always be here. You know that.”
― Sally Rooney, Normal People

“I was a very autonomous and independent person with an inner life that nobody else had ever touched or perceived.”
― Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends

“We can sleep together if you want, but you should know I’m only doing it ironically.
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― Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends

“Is it possible we could develop an alternative model of loving each other?”
― Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends