“It was a disaster … It was the most wonderful thing in the world.” — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“The words that I will have to find for that explanation will be sharp and they will hurt, much worse than the… — Antonia Michaelis Abel-tannatek Copy Share Image
“You can't change things. That's life. Poor stays poor, rich says rich, and those two, they will never meet.” — Antonia Michaelis Change things Copy Share Image
“Anna took his hand to gauge the swelling. 'Let's at least put something cold around it. Frozen peas work pretty well.' 'Do… — Antonia Michaelis Abel-and-anna Copy Share Image
“My child, I know you're not a child But I still see you running wild Between those flowering trees. Your sparkling dreams,… — Antonia Michaelis Age Copy Share Image
“Abel lifted her up - another gesture from former times, from when she'd been smaller - and carried her to the bathroom… — Antonia Michaelis Abel-tannatek Copy Share Image
“The Rajah's handsome eunuch never guessed that she was telling him the tale of her own life.” — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“Just a tiny little pain, Three days of heavy rain, Three days of sunlight, Everything will be alright, Just a tiny little… — Antonia Michaelis Heavy rain Copy Share Image
“Nothing was perfect, but everything was all right. The light was never just blue.” — Antonia Michaelis Light 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 Anna-leemann Copy Share Image
“Anna watched as Abel walked across the empty schoolyard, she wondered whether there was a limit to desolation or whether it grew… — Antonia Michaelis Abel 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 Anna-leemann Copy Share Image
“Abel was brushing the snow off his parka while Micha was dancing around him, still balancing the plate of cookies, singing, 'We're… — Antonia Michaelis Abel-tannatek Copy Share Image
“That cloak of love you were wearing—he’s torn it to shreds, undoing the seams of trust that held it together. How can… — Antonia Michaelis Literature Copy Share Image
“In a dream, in a fairytale, nothing has to be explained, everything happens of its own accord.” — Antonia Michaelis Abel-tannatek 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 Anna-and-abel Copy Share Image
“You don't understand at all. It doesn't matter what's true and what's a fairy tale. That's not what matters. The dividing lines… — Antonia Michaelis Fairy tale 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 Abel-tannatek Copy Share Image
“Next to that dragon Micha had wirtten: 'KIS EacH OthER'. Abel looked at Anna. Anna looked at Abel. 'She is the little… — Antonia Michaelis Fairy tale Copy Share Image
“Part of her - unreasonable Anna- still loved him. Maybe she would never stop loving him.” — Antonia Michaelis Abel-tannatek 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 Abel-tannatek 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 Abel-tannatek 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 Abel-tannatek Copy Share Image
“If you have known someone your whole life, you can see them in the dark.” — Antonia Michaelis Dark Copy Share Image
