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And she thinks about Fish telling her what evil among men is like: It's like water being heated up a little at a time. It gets worse and worse, but slowly it's hardly noticeable, so everyone can convince themselves that's probably normal, until we're all boiling.
— My friends by Fredrik Backman (Page 787)
"The biggest threat to men's health statistically is, is heart disease," Ted says thoughtfully at the kitchen table. "Do you know what the biggest threat to women's health is?" "Men," Louisa says, because all women know that.
— My friends by Fredrik Backman (Page 783)
He's thought so many times as an adult that it's a lie that people are scared of being alone, because what we fear is being abandoned. You can choose to be alone, but no one chooses to be left
— My friends by Fredrik Backman (Page 528)
"Can you try to behave like an adult, just for once?" "Definitely not! Under no circumstances are we allowed to be adults, Ted, that's fatal! All adults die sooner or later, haven't you noticed?"
— My friends by Fredrik Backman (Page 237)
Until then he hadn't known that grief is physical, an abuse of the living.
— My friends by Fredrik Backman (Page 233)
All his childhood the artist had seen adults destroy their surroundings, some with violence and others with silence, sometimes with clenched fists and always with empty bottles. Children have two worlds, the one they have been given and the one they can dream about
— My friends by Fredrik Backman (Page 210)
It's hard to say "I love you" when you're fourteen years old. And completely impossible to dare whisper: "Don't hurt yourself, because you'll be hurting me too.
— My friends by Fredrik Backman (Page 190)
Our teenage years have to be simultaneously be the brightest light and darkest depths, because tharw how we learn to figure out our horizons
— My friends by Fredrik Backman (Page 90)
Adults always think they can protect children by stopping them from going to dangerous places, but every teenager knows that's pointless, because the most dangerous place on earth is inside us. Fragile hearts break in palaces and dark alley alike.
— My friends by Fredrik Backman (Page 21 - 22)
Louisa is a teenager, the best kind of human. The evidence for is this very simple: little children think teenagers are the best humans, and teenaged think teenagers are the best humans, the only people who don't think that teenagers are the best humans are adults. Which is obviously because adults are the worst kinds of humans.
— My friends by Fredrik Backman (Page 6)
Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is a disease …
Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, …
Started listening to this book yesterday. Seems short and has good reviews. I'm learning so much already and how long TB has been around. Very interesting too about the prevalence and the varying course of illness.
Started listening to this book yesterday. Seems short and has good reviews. I'm learning so much already and how long TB has been around. Very interesting too about the prevalence and the varying course of illness.
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a …
Solid listen with an interesting story and characters you can get invested in. The dialogue was realistic and there were a lot of fun turns and surprises. I was definitely curious how everything will play out and throughout the book I had so many questions that were answered.
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a …
Mama always said to be successful in life you need to do three things: Learn everything you can, try your hardest, and be the best at what you do.
Agreed. Def try at least.
