Symphony of Solitude Quotes

“He did not know that Mary was reading his words.

And Mary did not know that he was smiling.

But somewhere, beyond the reach of time and place,
their hearts beat in harmony, their feelings spoke in silence,
as though joy itself was flowing through the ether between souls.”
― Raphaël Zéla, Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford

“Loss does not mean the end, my boy.
It is a beginning.
Yes, the pain will remain…
but within it lies something that lets us grow.”
― Raphaël Zéla, Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford

“The car rolled on, drawing steadily away from a city where the last source of warmth had gone out, heading toward a strangeness he had never found in books, nor glimpsed in dreams.

And the city receded behind them, vanishing as memory does in the instant of fracture.”
― Raphaël Zéla, Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford

“The tragedy was not in death, but in the silence that followed — in the void that cannot be filled, in the shadow that lingers even after the light is gone.”
― Raphaël Zéla, Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford

“Ford, do you know why the stars never lose their way in the sky?”
He looked at her, bewildered.
She answered softly:
“Because they always know where they belong.
Even when they seem lost, something within guides them home.
And you too — even if one day you feel adrift — you will find your way.”
― Raphaël Zéla, Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford