Andrei

“No matter what happens in the world, however brutal or dystopian a thing, not all is lost if there are people out there making themselves to document it.”
― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

“I guess there is no photographic memory for emotions. But this is my truth right now, for better or worse.”
― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

“We’re just queuing for a possibility, queuing for something, maybe queuing for nothing,” she said, smiling her sad and loving smile. “But it will pass, my dear. Even the longest queue dissolves eventually.”
― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

“We stood for a moment, uncomfortable, mourning the missed opportunity. We searched for words, each one of us, trying to say something that meant anything. In the end, we just said goodbye. We said it casually, like we would see each other again soon or maybe like people who had never been much more than acquaintances. You two walked off, arm in arm, and I watched you, the burning cigarette still in my hand, the last thing you'd ever given me.”
― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark