...when it came to dying, I was scared. Not of being dead, that I could not comprehend, to be nothing was impossible to grasp and therefore really nothing to be scared of, but the dying itself I could comprehend, the very instant when you know that now comes what you have always feared, and you suddenly realise that every chance of being the person you really wanted to be, is gone for ever, and the one you were, is the one those around you will remember.
If I just concentrate I can walk into memory's store and find the right shelf with the right film and disappear into it. - Per Petterson
If I just concentrate I can walk into memory's store and find the right shelf with the right film and disappear into it.
- Per Petterson
In a household tragedy, you are very much aware of being alone. It is something that is possible to grasp, and that is why it hurts so much. Because … - Per Petterson
In a household tragedy, you are very much aware of being alone. It is something that is possible to grasp, and that is why it hurts so much. Because …
...when it came to dying, I was scared. Not of being dead, that I could not comprehend, to be nothing was impossible to grasp and therefore really no… - Per Petterson
...when it came to dying, I was scared. Not of being dead, that I could not comprehend, to be nothing was impossible to grasp and therefore really no…
I remember a lot of dreams. Sometimes they are hard to distinguish from what has really happened. That is not so terrible. It is the same with books. - Per Petterson
I remember a lot of dreams. Sometimes they are hard to distinguish from what has really happened. That is not so terrible. It is the same with books.
One of my many horrors is to become the man with the frayed jacket and unfastened flies standing at the Co-op counter with egg on his shirt and more … - Per Petterson
One of my many horrors is to become the man with the frayed jacket and unfastened flies standing at the Co-op counter with egg on his shirt and more …
A dead dog is more quiet than a house on the steppes, a chair in a empty room. - Per Petterson
A dead dog is more quiet than a house on the steppes, a chair in a empty room.
A lot can change because you are embarrassed by something. - Per Petterson
A lot can change because you are embarrassed by something.
Time is important to me now, I tell myself.Not that it should pass quickly or slowly, but only be time, be something I live inside and fill with phys… - Per Petterson
Time is important to me now, I tell myself.Not that it should pass quickly or slowly, but only be time, be something I live inside and fill with phys…
I rely heavily on rhythm when I write. You should tap your foot when you read it, all the way through. - Per Petterson
I rely heavily on rhythm when I write. You should tap your foot when you read it, all the way through.
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