So this is how it ends, she thought, when the call was over, and she was soothed by the banality of it.
Emily St. John Mandel
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The protagonist reflects on a significant moment as a call concludes, leading her to consider the implications of that interaction. The phrase conveys a sense of resolution, suggesting that she has come to terms with her situation, however bleak it may seem. The use of "banality" hints at a stark contrast between the ordinary nature of the call and the gravity of her circumstances, illustrating how everyday events can become poignant in times of crisis.

This moment highlights the intertwining of mundane realities with profound emotional truths. The character's acceptance of the call's simplicity suggests a coping mechanism in the face of life's unpredictability. It emphasizes a theme present throughout the narrative, where characters navigate despair while finding solace in the familiar, showcasing the resilience of the human spirit even amidst chaos.

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I'm talking about these people who've ended up in one life instead of another and they are just so disappointed. Do you know what I mean? They've done what's expected of them. They want to do something different but it's impossible now, there's a mortgage, kids, whatever, they're trapped. Dan's like that.
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I'm talking about these people who've ended up in one life instead of another and they are just so disappointed. Do you know what I mean? They've done what's expected of them. They want to do something different but it's impossible now, there's a mortgage, kids, whatever, they're trapped. Dan's like that.
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had an idea-too sentimental to speak aloud and he knew none of his divorced friends would ever own up to it-that something must linger, a half-life of marriage, some sense memory of love even if obviously not the thing itself. He thought these people must mean something to one another, even if they didn't like one another anymore.
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Miranda rested the side of her face on the desk-the perfection of the cool laminate against her burning skin-and considered the poverty of the room. Poverty not in the economic sense, but in the sense of not being for the gravity of the moment, an insufficient setting-for what?
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Miranda rested the side of her face on the desk-the perfection of the cool laminate against her burning skin-and considered the poverty of the room. Poverty not in the economic sense, but in the sense of not being for the gravity of the moment, an insufficient setting-for what?
I was in the hotel, he said finally. I followed your footprints in the snow. There were tears on his face. Okay, someone said, but why are you crying? I'd thought I was the only one, he said.
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I was in the hotel, he said finally. I followed your footprints in the snow. There were tears on his face. Okay, someone said, but why are you crying? I'd thought I was the only one, he said.
A period when she lives a life that feels like freedom, sometimes lies with the neighbor on the floor below but refuses to have a relationship, whispers "I regret nothing" to the mirror in a hundred hotel rooms from London to Singapore, and in the morning puts on her clothes like makes her invincible, a life where the moments of emptiness and disappointment are minimal ...
Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven
A period when she lives a life that feels like freedom, sometimes lies with the neighbor on the floor below but refuses to have a relationship, whispers "I regret nothing" to the mirror in a hundred hotel rooms from London to Singapore, and in the morning puts on her clothes like makes her invincible, a life where the moments of emptiness and disappointment are minimal ...
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So this is how it ends, she thought, when the call was over, and she was soothed by the banality of it.
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