It wasn't only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you.

Die Wünsche der Menschen sind oft im Widerstreit mit ihrer Intelligenz.

Aveva sentito raccontare di come ragazzi e ragazze, uomini e donne si innamorano e non capiscono più niente, ma aveva anche sempre pensato che la gente la fa un po' troppo lunga sull'argomento. Dopo tutto, quanto possono ragionevolmente piacersi due persone?

The play - for which Briony had designed the posters, programs and tickets, constructed the sales booth out a folding screen tipped on it side, and lined the collection box in red crepe paper - was written in her two-day tempest of composition, causing her to miss a breakfast and a lunch.

Ogni persona è, tra le altre cose, un oggetto facile da rompere e difficile da riparare.