"The Unconsoled" Quotes
A renowned pianist struggles to navigate a surreal and disorienting world in a town where he is expected to perform.
fiction | 629 pages | Published in 2009
Quotes
Real rest, real peace, doesn't come from the outside. It comes from the inside.
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
It's funny how people can have the power over you to make you feel so small.
The problem with you, Ryder, is that you're too eager to believe the best of people.
You'll find it's easier to be a man if you don't waste time proving you're one.
The real trouble with you, Ryder, is that you've no sense of proportion.
It's strange how things can go on in your mind, and you don't even notice them until they're gone.
There's a kind of gap between what you think is right and what you do. And it's in that gap that we live our lives.
There are times when all you can do is accept that you're doing your best. That's all you can expect of yourself.
I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go.





