Quote by Neil Gaiman
There are a hundred things she has tried to chase away the things she won't remember and that she can't even let herself think about because that's when the birds scream and the worms crawl and somewhere in her mind it's always raining a slow and endless drizzle.You will hear that she has left the country, that there was a gift she wanted you to have, but it is lost before it reaches you. Late one night the telephone will sign, and a voice that might be hers will say something that you cannot interpret before the connection crackles and is broken.Several years later, from a taxi, you will see someone in a doorway who looks like her, but she will be gone by the time you persuade the driver to stop. You will never see her again. Whenever it rains you will think of her.
Summary
This quote speaks to the emotional turmoil of a person who is desperately trying to forget painful memories and thoughts that haunt them, symbolized by the birds screaming and the worms crawling. The mention of a lost gift and a fractured phone call further emphasize the sense of loss and missed connections. The fleeting glimpse of someone who resembles the person they long for adds a bittersweet element, highlighting the longing and the inability to ever fully reconcile or reconnect. As rain becomes a triggering reminder, it symbolizes the enduring presence of the person in the narrator's thoughts and emotions.
By Neil Gaiman
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