There had been times when he knew, somewhere in him, that he would get used to it, whatever it was, because he had learnt that some hard things became softer after a very little while.

Nick Hornby
About This Quote

In this quote, the speaker is describing a very difficult moment in his life. He is recounting a place where a terrible accident happened and he was traumatized. The speaker says that he has been used to being in this position for a long time now, and that it has become so much a part of him that he can’t even remember what it was like before. In other words, the speaker is saying that this kind of tragedy will happen again, but after time has passed and he has been able to accept it as normal, then the day will come when he won’t even remember what it was like before.

Source: About A Boy

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