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Conor said he wouldn't read her because she's so dark.
The following quotes are ones I underlined because I liked them, not that they necessarily stand for important parts of the story.
"Have a sweet, Cynthia?" Baba said, opening Una's chocolates, but Una didn't mind.
He had no insight into the small irritations that could drive people mad.
It was exactly the voice one would expect from an old, dead woman. It was high and hoarse and croaking.
I was lonely with him then, because he had not understood ...more
The following quotes are ones I underlined because I liked them, not that they necessarily stand for important parts of the story.
"Have a sweet, Cynthia?" Baba said, opening Una's chocolates, but Una didn't mind.
He had no insight into the small irritations that could drive people mad.
It was exactly the voice one would expect from an old, dead woman. It was high and hoarse and croaking.
I was lonely with him then, because he had not understood ...more


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