“Having achieved what I thought was an ultimate ambition, I found, as I think is often the case, that there remained something more.”
“I often feel like I want to think something but I can't find the language that coincides with the thoughts, so it remains felt, not thought. Sometimes I feel like I'm thinking in Swedish without knowing Swedish.”
“A sense of calm came over me. More and more often I found myself thinking, "This is where I belong. This is what I came into this world to do.”
“Found something?”“No, sorry. I thought I had, but, no, it turned out to be, uh… more floor.”
“The tourists always seem to want something. On Thisby, it's less about wanting, and more about being." I wonder after I say it if he'll think I sound like have no drive or ambition.”
“And is often the case with faith, I thought I was being asked a favor, when in fact I was being given one".”