Peter

“With age, many men come down with testosterone autism, the symptoms of which are a gradual decline in social intelligence and capacity for interpersonal communication, as well as a reduced ability to formulate thoughts. The Person beset by this Ailment becomes taciturn and appears to be lost in contemplation. He develops an interest in various Tools and machinery, and he’s drawn to the Second World War and the biographies of famous people, mainly politicians and villains. His capacity to read novels almost entirely vanishes; testosterone autism disturbs the character’s psychological understanding.”
― Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

“There’s a low-level, specific pain in having to accept that putting up with you requires a certain generosity of spirit in your loved ones.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility

“It's better to talk when you're with a person, anyway - when their voice isn't torn loose from their body, when you can see them.”
― Andrey Kurkov, Grey Bees

“he realised, for the umpteenth time, that while dreams are nothing but movies, their soundtrack is often drawn from real life.”
― Andrey Kurkov, Grey Bees