Quotes from I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

“How could you let yourself be sidetracked while I was waiting for your breath on my back?”
― Anna Gavalda, quote from I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

“Quand j'arrive à la gare de l'Est, j'espère toujours secrètement qu'il y aura quelqu'un pour m'attendre. C'est con. J'ai beau savoir que ma mère est encore au boulot à cette heure-là et que Marc est pas du genre à traverser la banlieue pour porter mon sac, j'ai toujours cet espoir débile. [...] Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part... C'est quand même pas compliqué.”
― Anna Gavalda, quote from I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

“Je ressemble à un personnage de Bretécher: une fille assise sur un banc avec une pancarte autour
du cou : "je veux de l'amour" et des larmes qui jaillissent comme deux fontaines de chaque côté des
yeux. Je m'y vois.”
― Anna Gavalda, quote from I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

“Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part”
― Anna Gavalda, quote from I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

“She's pretty, but in her face you can see all the things she's given up on in life.”
― Anna Gavalda, quote from I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

“در حال و هوای سن ژرمن
وقتی در بلوار دیدم دور شدید، به خودم گفتم: خیلی احمقانه است، با زنی در خیابان برخورد می کنم، به او لبخند می زنم، او به من لبخند می زند و دیگر همدیگر را نمی بینیم... خیلی احمقانه است، حتی باید گفت پوچ و بی معنی است.”
― Anna Gavalda, quote from I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

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