"Normal People" Quotes
"Normal People" by Sally Rooney explores the complex relationship between two Irish teenagers, Marianne and Connell, as they navigate love, friendship, and the challenges of adulthood.
fiction | 273 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
It’s funny the decisions you make because you like someone, and then your whole life is different.
Marianne had the sense that her real life was happening somewhere very far away, happening without her, and she didn’t know if she would ever find out where it was and become part of it.
Life offers up these moments of joy despite everything.
I don’t know what’s wrong with me, says Marianne. I don’t know why I can’t be like normal people.
Most people go through their whole lives, without ever really feeling that close with anyone.
You’re always thinking about other people and what they need, but you need to be looked after too.
Sometimes I think I’m a bad person, says Marianne.
He brought her goodness like a gift, and now it belonged to her.
She felt like they had been talking about her while she wasn’t there.
He felt a certain pride in himself, that he could love someone without seeming to impose on them in any way.
