Sep 21, 2023
And if that is the case, then why should I carry this love with me to the other world? Why not give to you what is yours?
Ann Patchett, Bel Canto
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And if that is the case, then why should I carry this love with me to the other world? Why not give to you what is yours?
Ann Patchett, Bel Canto
There is nothing to say . . . It is a gift. There. Something to give to you. If I had the necklace or a book of paintings I would give you that instead. I would give you that in addition to my love.
Ann Patchett, Bel Canto
"'Most of the time we're loved for what we can do rather than for who we are. It's not such a bad thing, being loved for what you can do.' 'But the other is better,' Gen said. Roxane pulled her feet into the chair and hugged her knees to her chest. 'Better. I hate to say better, but it is. If someone loves you for what you can do then it's flattering, but why do you love them? If someone loves you for who you are then they have to know you, which means you have to know them.'"
-Roxane Coss and Gen Watanabe Bel Canto by Ann Patchett