Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living
― Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Rarely could affection be both so instant and so deep. We locked eyes for a millisecond, but it was enough time to download a million bits of sympathy, for me to tell her, Soon you will be home and in my arms and the world will reconfigure itself around you and there will be enough compassion for you to feel scared by how much I care for you.
― Super Sad True Love Story — Gary Shteyngart



