Maggie O'Farrell - After you'd gone (2000)

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Why isn't life better designed so it warns you when terrible things are about to happen?

Maggie O'Farrell

What are you supposed to do with all the love you have for somebody if that person is no longer there? What happens to all that leftover love? Do you suppress it? Do you ignore it? Are you supposed to give it to someone else?

Maggie O'Farrell

I don't believe in fate. I don't believe in cushioning your insecurities with a system of belief that tells you 'Don't worry. This may be your life but you're not in control. There is something or someone looking out for you — it's already organised.' It's all chance and choice, which is far more frightening.

Maggie O'Farrell