Incidents in the Rue Laugier Quotes

“That doctor of yours called it depression. Depression is a form of anger, or so I’ve read.’ ‘I’m not angry.’ She looked at him wonderingly. ‘Why on earth should I be angry?’ ‘Maybe you were angry without knowing it. Maybe anger is merely undigested experience.”
― Anita Brookner, Incidents in the Rue Laugier

“As she slid into sleep one fact remained with her, a fact that would not be dismissed. When he had held her in his arms, and moved into her, she had felt nothing, even though she was aware of his arousal. That would be the way of it now.”
― Anita Brookner, Incidents in the Rue Laugier