Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people...........
I can't take all this sadness. I started "The Painted Veil" by W. Somerset Maugham last night and I couldn't stop crying. I have seen the movie but it kind of went by just like that ( mostly I think because of Ed Norton's accent..) but the book is so fucking sad that my eyes was all red and puffy today when I had to work..;)
This part had me bawling my eyes out:
"Most people, as far as I can see, when they're in love with some one and the love isn't returned feel that they have a grievance. They grow angry and bitter. I wasn't like that. I never expected you to love me, I didn't see any reason that you should, I never thought myself very lovable. I was thankful to be allowed to love you and I was enraptured when now and then I thought you were pleased with me or when I noticed in your eyes a gleam of goodhumoured affection. I tried not to bore you with my love; I knew I couldn't afford to do that and I was always on the lookout for the first sign that you were impatient with my affection. What most husbands expect as a right I was prepared to receive as a favour."
This book is one of those books that makes me want more hours in a day just so I have time to finish it.
And I had this book in my head all day...
Another book that I highly, highly recommend is Prince of thieves by Chuck Hogan. I kind of picked it up because of the movie coming out and I saw the trailer for it. But the book blew me away. The ending was so fucking good that it went up on my all top ten list of best ending ever red.
I'm so glad that the movie has gotten such awesome reviews. But I heard that the movies ending is not as it is in the book. That's kind of sucks. But then again, it's Hollywood.
I have to wait almost two months until it's out here...;( I have a small crush on mr Affleck now...He is not the greatest actor but the he can make awesome, awesome movies as a director..