normal people

marginalia · Normal People, Sally Rooney

what sally rooney understood
is that two people can be catastrophically honest with each other
and still not say the one thing.

marianne and connell tell each other everything.
that’s not the tragedy.
the tragedy is that telling each other everything
turned out not to be the same as being known.

i think about this more than i want to.
i have told people everything.
i’m not sure any of them knew me.