“Abel lifted her up - another gesture from former times, from when she'd been smaller - and carried her to the bathroom… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“I don't know what happened between the two of you. I don't know if it can be forgiven. The hardest thing always… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“You didn't see us," she said to Anna... "I was... lost in thought," Anna replied. "What were you thinking about?" "You," Anna… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“In a dream, in a fairytale, nothing has to be explained, everything happens of its own accord.” — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“And the snow that fell onto the roof in winter... it fell softly... softly... and it covered the house, the armchair, the… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“The white noise from the old Walkman enveloped them both; like a blanket of new snow, it draped itself over them, shutting… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“Part of her - unreasonable Anna- still loved him. Maybe she would never stop loving him.” — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“The place in her, though, where her tears should have come from, was rough and dry. No, she didn't find any tears… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“I'm doing a thousand new things in spite of myself," he said. "It's not easy, you know, to jump over your shadow.” — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“Anna," he said for the fourth time, as if there was nothing more to say, now that she'd finally answered. Nothing but… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“That was how she saw the storyteller for the last time - in an absolutely silent world, in a staircase. He'd hit… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“As long as you're better at it than skating...," Anna said and stood up too. She wanted to say more, but that… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“He looked at the gun. "Aren't you afraid?" "Of course I am," Anna said. "Of course I'm afraid. But that doesn't help."… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“And she imagined how things could be later. It was stupid, but the picture just appeared in her mind. Abel and Magnus… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“Adults were always quick to tell her how much she looked like her mother, and how little like her father. Though Anna… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“Go away princess. Leave your outlaw alone. You won't change him... go away, Anna, far away, and don't ever come back. The… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“Abel put his hands on her shoulders. "You're cold. You're shivering." She nodded. "It's not important..." "Sure it is," and then, in… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“She didn't know if this excitement was fueled by her ambition to find out something that nobody else knew. Or by the… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“They saw him walk away, leave a world he'd never really been part of. They saw him pull his hat down low… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“I am not staying with the murderer," she said, her words muffled by his jacket. "I am not staying with the victim… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
