But all three of them had had to lose things in order to gain other things. Will had lost his shell and his cool and his distance, and he felt scared and vulnerable, but he got to be with Rachel; and Fiona had lost a big chunk of Marcus, and she got to stay away from the casualty ward; and Marcus had lost himself, and got to walk home from school with his shoes on.
Nick HornbyComplaining about boring football is a little like complaining about the sad ending of King Lear: it misses the point somehow.
Nick HornbyWhen even the scrupulously detached BBC is exhorting us to talk to God, you know something is going on.
Nick Hornby