Mostly Hero Quotes

“It was the blue-hour, the era of endarkenment. In the air, however, was the delicious smell of life. Possibly real, possibly delusional, came the fragrance of newly cut grass, of freshly turned damp earth, of honeysuckle at the end of summertime - things that might make a person happy, especially unexpectedly happy, and which cost little, bar the willingness, and the gratefulness, to open up and breathe.”
― Anna Burns, Mostly Hero

“Now you can’t just stop love. Once it’s been started, you can’t just stop it. Indeed you can’t just start it. It stops and starts of itself. Of course, you can encourage it or discourage it. You can frown upon it and lie to it and let it be known you’re unmoved by and indifferent to it. You can get on with life and turn - in the face of this threat level - to what you consider are more optimal, less security risk, defence improvements for yourself. You can say ‘fuck you’ to him and mean it and resolve never again, ever, to see him - and to abide by it. You can - you really can - all your life abide by it. You can be strong in these matters. That doesn’t mean, however, love will go away. You don’t get far in your years with love without learning love won’t be fucked over. You can be fucked over. He can be fucked over. But this thing with zero warning will come and go as it likes.”
― Anna Burns, Mostly Hero