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"Troubling Love" Quotes

"Troubling Love" by Elena Ferrante explores the complexities of mother-daughter relationships through the protagonist Delia's journey to uncover the truth about her mother's mysterious death.

fiction | 148 pages | Published in 2006

Quotes

The sea was the color of lead. I imagined that I was floating, dead, in that dark water.

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deathimaginationsea

I felt my mind was clear, but my soul was clouded by an obscure fog.

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soulclarityconfusion

The truth is difficult, always.

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truthdifficulty

We have to lie. Otherwise, who would want to live in this world?

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lieslifetruth

I was afraid of the dark, afraid of the light, afraid of the future.

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fearfuture

Love is a madness that never ends.

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lovemadness

I had the impression that my mother was a stranger.

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familyidentitystrangers

The city was a labyrinth of stories, each more secret than the last.

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citymysterystories

Sometimes silence was the only answer.

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silencecommunication

I discovered that loss has a weight all its own.

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lossgrief