38 Quotes by Matthew Thomas

For a moment she knew exactly what he was thinking, not just about Tom, but about her, and himself, and all of life, and she liked the way he saw things. She could spend her life tuning into the calming frequency of his thoughts.He wasn't a stiff, and he wasn't a weakling either. What was the word for it? Sensitive was the only one that came to mind, amazing as that was to consider; he was a sensitive man. He soaked up whatever you gave him.

La sua mente si era ristretta via via che si era rifugiato nei suoi ideali. Doveva poter dare spazio ai pensieri, perché respirassero

... l'unica compagnia erano le pagine con le orecchie dei suoi romanzi, mentre se ne stava seduta con aria imbronciata sulla poltrona

He was smarter than most, more sensitive. In that regard he was more prepared for the loneliness of senescence than she was. He'd been a stranger in the world for most of his life.

Mi piace imparare cose nuove. Se non impariamo, moriamo

La vita era ciò che uno ne faceva

Non innamorarti mai di nessuno" le disse lei in quel momento, mentre prendeva i documenti e li riponeva nel cassetto in cui aveva custodito l'anello. "Ci guadagnerai solo un cuore in pezzi, nient'altro

Sometimes--as it was happening now--the music on the radio matched the rhythm of the bridge. The cables climbed toward the second arch, and she felt herself in the uncanny presence of beauty. Nothing else in her day stirred her to the contemplation of abstract ideas. The bridge was making an argument for its own soundness as she drove over it.

Non è lo spettro della mia vita passata, si disse lei. È quello del futuro passato. È il fantasma della vita che ero sul punto di fare. Finché rimarrò qui, quel futuro non dovrà morire