Kate Morton: "Foi a coisa irmã, suponho. Fiquei fascinado pelo intrica...

"Foi a coisa irmã, suponho. Fiquei fascinado pelo intricado emaranhado de amor e dever e ressentimento que as amarrou. Os olhares que eles trocaram; o equilíbrio complicado de poder estabelecido ao longo de décadas; Os jogos que eu nunca brincaria com regras que nunca entenderia completamente. E talvez isso fosse fundamental: eles eram um grupo tão natural que me fizeram sentir notavelmente singular por comparação. Para observá-los juntos era saber fortemente, dolorosamente, tudo o que eu estava perdendo."

--- Kate Morton

Versão em inglês

It was the sibling thing, I suppose. I was fascinated by the intricate tangle of love and duty and resentment that tied them together. The glances they exchanged; the complicated balance of power established over decades; the games I would never play with rules I would never fully understand. And perhaps that was key: they were such a natural group that they made me feel remarkably singular by comparison. To watch them together was to know strongly, painfully, all that I'd been missing.