What happens next?" Miranda asks. It's easier to talk to Elizabeth when they're sitting side by side,
when she doesn't have to look at her.
"I don't know."
"You do know."
"I wish I could tell you how sorry I am," Elizabeth says, "but you've already told me to stop
apologizing."
"It's just an awful thing to do."
"I don't think I'm an awful person," Elizabeth says.
"No one ever thinks they're awful, even people who really actually are. It's some sort of survival
mechanism.
when she doesn't have to look at her.
"I don't know."
"You do know."
"I wish I could tell you how sorry I am," Elizabeth says, "but you've already told me to stop
apologizing."
"It's just an awful thing to do."
"I don't think I'm an awful person," Elizabeth says.
"No one ever thinks they're awful, even people who really actually are. It's some sort of survival
mechanism.
( Emily St. John Mandel )
[ Station Eleven ]
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