[오늘의 한문장] The Things We Never Say

"Why don’t people ever say anything real?"
And now he knew why. Because to say anything real was to say things that nobody wanted to know. Or if they wanted to know, they would not care in the right way. Or even understand. It was a private thing, to be alive. He understood this now. - P182

It was very hard for Artie to...

It was very hard for Artie to articulate this to himself, but he felt it, increasingly, and it brought him a quiet satisfaction. - P159

A small shiver of chills went through Artie. Jesus, Dad, he thought. I wish I had known you. - P160

As Danny left the room he turned around and said to Artie, "You have a good Christmas as well." Artie said, "I’ll try."
And for those few seconds as they stood looking at each other—to Artie’s way of thinking—there was a real sense of communion between them. - P171

[오늘의 한문장] The Things We Never Say

"A person should always know how to break up with someone," Artie said. He felt a great calmness. - P158

[오늘의 한문장] The Other Valley : The thrilling, unputdownable time-travel love story

Iused to stand alone by the cloakroom door. In the morning before school, and again when the lunch bell rang and the others ran out to the field, I walked to the same spot and rested my head on the sharp crags of stucco. An outcrop of shadow protected the wall from the autumn heat. With folded hands I stood in the shade, gazing at the backwoods and waiting out the day. - P3

[오늘의 한문장] 시간의 계곡

코트룸◆ 문 옆에 나 혼자 서 있는 시간이 많았다. 수업이 시작하기 전 아침 시간에도, 종이 울려 아이들이 너 나 할 것 없이 운동장으로 뛰어나가는 점심시간에도, 나는 늘 그 자리로 걸어가 오돌토돌한 스투코● 벽에 뒤통수를 대고 서 있었다. 가을볕이 뜨거웠지만 그림자가 널찍하게 드리운 덕분에 벽은 그렇게 뜨겁지 않았다. 그늘진 벽에 기대어 팔짱을 끼고 선 채로 뒷산을 바라보며 그저 하루가 빨리 끝나기를 바랐다. - <시간의 계곡>, 스콧 알렉산더 하워드 지음 / 김보람 옮김 - 밀리의 서재
https://www.millie.co.kr/v3/bookDetail/e590712496b64ca4 - P9