“She woke up with that special feeling of being expelled from paradise... She sat down, as she was, naked, on the bed, resting her chin on her knees, and her braided hair, sticking together with the rays of the sun, seemed to support her head. She would give anything now. I would give up everything most valuable to be with him at this moment. I would even give up on myself, so beautiful and well-read. Loving European cinema and classical music. Because why does she need herself without him? She would give everything to have him now, at this moment, lying next to her. I woke up with her. I would press her back to my chest on their family bed...”