(although anyone with half a brain must surely be mired in existential gloom all the time)
Kate AtkinsonThey said love made you strong, but in Louise's opinion it made you weak. It corkscrewed into your heart and you couldn't get it out again, not without ripping your heart to pieces.
Kate AtkinsonTime was a thief, he stole your life away from you and the only way you could get it back was to outwit him and snatch it right back.
Kate Atkinson