“He kept asking what “it” felt like? Dull or sharp? An ache or burn? My head was spinning and naturally I could give him no kind of coherent answer but I remember thinking dimply that it was sort of like the first time I got drunk or slept with a girl, not quite sure what one expected, really, but once it happened one realized it couldn’t be any other way.”
-page 543, The Secret History, introduced to me by Georgina for book club
As I read this passage I realized “it” could be anything and maybe thats why I like it so much. Insert many different experiences/occurrences/moments in life and you could very likely come to the same conclusion - however it felt, whatever it was—it couldn’t be any other way.
really great description…