← And as soon as the curtain goes up, she feels that she is moving away at breakneck speed from her sister Ismene, who's chatting and laughing with a young man, from all of us, who are sitting here safely watching her, from all of us who don't have to die this evening. 🔊✎
← The orchestra started up a new dance, you could hear Ismene laughing over there, in the middle of the other boys, and well, now he is going to be the husband of Antigone, 🔊✎
← Yes. And you laughed, and we got into a fight, and I couldn't stop myself from losing it, and I rushed out. 🔊✎
← But if he has to keep paying interest to keep your happiness and your life, if Haemon no longer becomes pale when I become pale, if he no longer thinks I'm dead when I'm five minutes late, if he no longer feels alone in the world and hates me when I laugh and he doesn't know why, if he turns into Mr Haemon and learns to say "yes" like everyone else, then no, I don't love Haemon anymore. 🔊✎
← Ah, I'm laughing, Creon, I'm laughing because suddenly I can see you when you were fifteen! Just that same mixture of believing you can do anything and being completely powerless. All life's done is add a few lines on your face and make you fatter. 🔊✎