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The Friend, Sigrid Nunez
Sigrid Nunez

The Friend

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  • María José Evia H.has quoted4 years ago
    What we miss—what we lose and what we mourn—isn’t it this that makes us who, deep down, we truly are
  • María José Evia H.has quoted4 years ago
    Wouldn’t it be easier if we just named all the cats Password
  • María José Evia H.has quoted4 years ago
    ou can’t explain death.
    And love deserves better than that.
  • María José Evia H.has quoted4 years ago
    If reading really does increase empathy, as we are constantly being told that it does, it appears that writing takes some away.
  • Néstor Martínezhas quoted6 years ago
    I want to call your name, but the word dies in my throat.

    Oh, my friend, my friend!
  • Néstor Martínezhas quoted6 years ago
    So let’s think no more about it. Let’s look to this day, and only this day. This gift of a perfect summer morning.
  • Néstor Martínezhas quoted6 years ago
    You’ll let me know, won’t you. Remember, I’m only human, I’m nowhere near as sharp as you are. I’ll need a sign when it gets to be too much.
  • Néstor Martínezhas quoted6 years ago
    How kind people were. Someone dashed into a coffee bar and came back with a bowl of cold water, which you drank greedily without getting up. Then a woman passing by stopped, took out an umbrella, and stood holding it open to shield you from the sun; it’s okay if I’m late for work, she said.
  • Néstor Martínezhas quoted6 years ago
    Now every time I walk you my heart is in my throat.
  • Néstor Martínezhas quoted6 years ago
    More amazing yet that you can tell apart the countless different scents hitting you at all times from every direction. A power like that makes every dog Wonder Dog.
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