Suzanne

“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.”
― Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

“She [my mother] was the force around which our world turned. My mother was propelled through the universe by the brute force of reason. She was the judge in all our arguments. One disapproving word from her was enough to send us off to hide in a corner, where we would cry and fantasize our own martyrdom. And yet. One kiss could restore us to princedom. Without her, our lives would dissolve into chaos.”
― Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

“They do not love that do not show their love.”
― William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona