Checkers (1996)
“I know it’s wrong but I still fall for them. Whether it’s a good-looking boy who I think must be really nice, or a drunk who I cross the street to avoid, or an old lady who I take for granted must be conservative and old-fashioned . . .
I thought Esther was crazy, the way she hums to herself and walks in patterns, the way she collects bits of string and ties them together in a long rope, her endless questions to the kitchen staff about the food they’re serving. Well, she may be crazy but at... least she’s interesting and intelligent. I realise that now, after talking to her for hours tonight. We started talking in the bathroom. When I went to wash my hands, standing next to her, I realised she was trying to slip a piece of paper under a silverfish that was scurrying around in the handbasin.
‘What are you doing?’ I asked. It was the first time I’ve ever spoken directly to her. I don’t talk to anyone here much, except Oliver.MoreLess
I thought Esther was crazy, the way she hums to herself and walks in patterns, the way she collects bits of string and ties them together in a long rope, her endless questions to the kitchen staff about the food they’re serving. Well, she may be crazy but at... least she’s interesting and intelligent. I realise that now, after talking to her for hours tonight. We started talking in the bathroom. When I went to wash my hands, standing next to her, I realised she was trying to slip a piece of paper under a silverfish that was scurrying around in the handbasin.
‘What are you doing?’ I asked. It was the first time I’ve ever spoken directly to her. I don’t talk to anyone here much, except Oliver.MoreLess
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