Come to think of it, she seemed awfully sure about those ten minutes: it was the first thing out of her mouth. As if nine minutes would be too short or eleven minutes too long. Like cooking spaghetti al dente.

“Eppure, se avessi potuto ricominciare da capo, ero sicuro che avrei rifatto le …”

“السعادة لها شكل واحد، أما التعاسة فتأتي بكافة الأشكال والأحجام.”

“فجأة هي هناك.. ترى ما يمكن رؤيته هناك.. ثم بعد ذلك ترحل.”

“We all die and disappear, but that's because the mechanism of the world itself …”