Normal People

“You must know what you feel, though. No. I struggle with that, actually. I might look back on something and… think how I felt at the time, but… when it’s happening, never have any idea. Then how do you know what you want? I don’t.” & “I think you’re very pretty, by the way.” & “Is there anyone you have a crush on in school? chuckles What? I’m literally still inside you." & “I bet you’d pretend not to know me if we bumped into each other. Sorry. I would never pretend to not know you, Connell.” & “Look, I would never hurt you, okay? You make me really happy. I love you. I do. I’m… not just saying that, Marianne. I really do.” & “I asked Rachel to the Debs. What? I asked Rachel Moran to go to the Debs with me. Pull in. What? Pull in here. What’s going on? Who’s Marianne going to the Debs with? Don’t know. So maybe no one will ask her and she just won’t go. Yeah. Maybe. I don’t know. And you don’t think maybe you should have asked her? Seeing as how you fuck her everyday after school? Vile language to be using. Well, feel free to explain it in your own words, Connell. What exactly is the arrangement? Marianne comes over to our house, you have sex with her, and then she’s not allowed to tell anyone. Is that it? What does that mean? “Allowed?” Do you talk to her in school? In front of your friends, are you nice to her? Do you talk to her? Or just say “hello” to her, even? I doubt she cares if I say hello to her- You’re fucking her! Ma, can you stop saying that! You’re fucking her, and you wouldn’t even say hello to her in public. It’s not like that. You’re twisting it now. What are you afraid of? What people would think of you if they find out you liked her? I’ll say what I think of you. I think you’re a disgrace. And I’m ashamed of you. Mam. Where are you going? I’ll get the bus home. What are you talking about? Will you act normal, will you? If I stay in the car, I’ll only say things I regret.” & “Marianne, there’s someone I want you to meet. This is Connell. Oh. Right. Hi. Connell Waldron. From beyond the grave.” & “I’ve missed you. Yeah. Yeah, you, too.” & “I feel like I’m… walking around trying on a hundred different versions of myself.” & “It’s not like this with other people. I know. I think we’ll be fine.” & “I’d have done it. If you wanted to. I could see you didn’t though. Yeah, well, then you… You shouldn’t do what you don’t want to do. No, I didn’t mean that. It’s more that… had you wanted to… I’d have enjoyed you wanting to. I like doing things for you. No— You, you can’t do things that you don’t want, or, uh… or things you don’t enjoy just to make me happy. But I like making you happy.” & “I’ve been admiring you.” & “Do you need a bag, my dear? No, we have are own. I hope he’s carrying it. His mother raised him well. I’m sure he will. See? Well done. Good boy.” & “It’s real. You know, foreign cities are real. Famous artworks. The remnants of the Berlin Wall. Eating ice cream in little Italian piazzas with you. It’s money, though, isn’t it? The substance that makes the world real. Yeah. It’s so corrupt.” & “I’m really tired. You want to sleep? We can keep skype on. Carry me over to your bed. You’re awake. Morning.” & “I don’t really click with a lot of people. I, I struggle with that, actually.” & “I miss you. I miss you too, Connell.” & “I’m never lonely when I’m with you.” & “I think it’s pretty obvious I don’t want you to leave. I don’t find it obvious what you want.” & “It’s not like this with other people. I know, but I like you a lot more than other people.” & “Look at me a second. No one is ever gonna hurt you like that again. Everything’s gonna be alright, trust me. ‘Cause I love you, and I’m not gonna let anything like that happen to you again.” & “I love you. I love you, too.” & “But we have done so much good for one another. You know I love you. And I’m never gonna feel the same way for anyone else. I know. I’ll go. And I’ll stay. And we’ll be okay.”