"There were six women around him. Every man's dream, but he could no longer feel his body. Everyone was wearing green surgical gowns; all of them, except the African, were wearing masks. 'We're going to give you a painkiller,' she said. 'I'm an artist,' he said. 'I want to feel my nerves flutter.'" - 'The Quiet Girl', Peter Høeg.
"There were six women around him. Every man's dream, but he could no longer feel his body. Everyone was wearing green surgical gowns; all of them, except the African, were wearing masks.
'We're going to give you a painkiller,' she said.
'I'm an artist,' he said. 'I want to feel my nerves flutter.'"
- 'The Quiet Girl', Peter Høeg.