#engleby

Lonely's like any other organism: competitive and resourceful in the struggle to perpetuate itself.

I'd never chosen to be alone, but that was the way things had turned out, and I'd grown used to it.

And sometimes in life, I imagine, good things do happen. Most of the time, it's the opposite, obviously. But I don't think you should rule out the possibility that just occasionally chance might deal you a good card.

And sometimes in life, I imagine, good things do happen. Most of the time, it's the opposite, obviously. But I don't think you should rule out the possibility that just occasionally chance might deal you a good card.

Books Read in 2021 - 35. Engleby by Sebastian Faulks

One thing about London is that when you step out into the night, it swallows you.

And sometimes in life, I imagine, good things do happen. Most of the time, it's the opposite, obviously. But I don't think you should rule out the possibility that just occasionally chance might deal you a good card.