Beartown (Beartown, #1)

by Fredrik Backman

What an uncomfortable, terrible source of shame it is for the world that the victim is so often the one left with the most empathy for others.

Sometimes life doesn’t let you choose your battles. Just the company you keep.

Another morning comes. It always does. Time always moves at the same rate, only feelings have different speeds. Every day can mark a whole lifetime or a single heartbeat, depending on who you spend it with.