Emily St. John Mandel

Hell is the absence of the people you long for.

First we only want to be seen, but once we’re seen, that’s not enough anymore. After that, we want to be remembered.

doesn’t it seem like the people who struggle the most with it are the people who remember the old world clearly?
DIALLO: I hadn’t thought about it.
RAYMONDE: What I mean to say is, the more you remember, the more you’ve lost.