André Aciman

“Is it that you don’t like people, or that you just grow tired of them and can’t for the life of you remember why you ever found them interesting?”

with strangers opening up is easy.”

“Is it that you don’t like people, or that you just grow tired of them and can’t for the life of you remember why you ever found them interesting?”

with strangers opening up is easy.”

“I hate to see anyone hurt.”

I can’t stand being by myself yet I can’t wait to be alone. Look at me. I am alone here on a train, happy to be with my book, away from a man I won’t ever love, but I would much rather talk to a stranger. No offense, I hope.”

Loneliness. I can’t stand being by myself yet I can’t wait to be alone.

I’d sealed two of his sweaters in plastic bags so that they might retain his scent.