“I became convinced that I was being watched. Because self was still leaking everywhere, a part of me began to think it… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“She was convinced a word existed, a noun, that meant the loss of feelings for someone who was formerly loved—a word for… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“I went back to my room and spent all night contemplating whether it was possible in life not to be constantly let… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“It's hard to explain how an infatuation actually starts. It's a state so all-encompassing that it's almost impossible to remember how it… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“When she did walk, to the bathroom between the chairs and the customers leaning back in them, oblivious to her manoeuvres, the… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“The situation got worse when they came back to her apartment after and someone put on music. An advert interrupted during a… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“Have you ever truly, keenly felt like you don't know who you are? Do you ever do something and think, Who is… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“He told me things about himself that should have made him sound urbane but did the opposite. He told me, for example,… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“Though I did not know her exact address, that she appeared to live almost within breathing distance of Robin, and that I… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“The glow of the steetlamps sat heavy and thick above me. As I walked aimlessly, in the direction of downtown, I returned… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“The street had that sad summertime feeling that you want to push on to see why it hurts.” — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“I watched us without interest, heard us only faintly, like strangers below my window.” — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“I had shelved expectations of another kiss; the intensity of not kissing now worked almost as well—the proximity and denial.” — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“Or maybe it was already too late; you only get one first love. She was mine, but I had not been hers.… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“Man had such impenetrable means to stop the outside world from coming in, and so little to stop our inside world from… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“So there is a before and there is an after. That isn't made up. But it's just a passage of time, no… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“It was to do with the glazed look that always comes over me when faced with somebody who has offended or hurt… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“And yet how treacherous, I thought, after such neutrality, bordering on indifference, and occaisonally open hostility, when the whole city finally seemed… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“Mizuko wonders if the GPS is still monitoring their progress. She has the distinct feeling of being watched by something in the… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“So there was no explicit bonding. Certainly not the kind you might be expecting if you like films like The Parent Trap… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
