Elizabeth Strout

And his son has withdrawn from him quite a bit during that time period.

And then I realized why.

And I thought, oh, this is why Artie is feeling sad.

And this is what he's going to find out.

Yeah, it was funny because I kept thinking, this isn't such a great way to start a book.

But then I realized, oh, now I know.

Because I found that about sort of halfway through the book, I'd been reading a biography of Carl Jung.

Otherwise, I know nothing about him, but I find his biography to be really interesting.

And I found that quote, and I thought, wait a minute, this is actually exactly what I'm trying to say in this book.

So I think maybe I'll stick it at the beginning.

Because Artie does have friends, and he does.

But it's also about not being able to say the things that others would find inadmissible.

You know, it summed it up rather well, I thought.

Yes.

then you're saved.

Yes, I do.

It is my husband, so I'm super saved.

Precisely, and that's so, oh my goodness, am I grateful for that, yeah.

They can be a very lonely place.

even in a good marriage is there are times when one feels, you know, I mean, you know, we're all such movable parts and there's always so much going on in each, in each one of us, let alone what's going on in the other person, you know, that we have to sort of work around.