Welcome to America Quotes

“It was all so easy. My mum says it was denial. That I wanted life to pass me by, instead of standing there getting drenched in it like everyone else. She thought less of me now, that was hardly surprising. I thought less of her, too. We were standing on each side of a trench, measuring each other. Measuring each other with our eyes. Who was the stronger? Who was the weak? Who would come creeping in the night, sobbing and reaching out to be held?”
― Linda Boström Knausgård, Welcome to America

“Sömnen kom som en mörk dimma varje natt. Den lade sig över mig och jag hade bara någon centimeters luft mellan mitt ansikte och dimman.”
― Linda Boström Knausgård, Välkommen till Amerika

“Dagar och nätter liknar varandra. Tystnaden mjukar upp konturerna så att allt kläs i ett slags dis. Vi kan kalla det halvdager. Vi kan kalla det vad som helst.”
― Linda Boström Knausgård, Välkommen till Amerika