Roy warns that the tragic consequences of their relationship “would lurk forever in ordinary things,” like “coat hangers,” “the tar on roads,” and “the absence of words.” Roy’s writing makes constant use of these ordinary things, bringing lush detail to even the most tragic moments.
Roy memperingatkan akibat tragis dari hubungan mereka \"akan selamanya mengintai di hal-hal biasa,\" seperti \"gantungan baju,\"\"aspal,\" dan \"ketiadaan kata-kata.\" Tulisan Roy terus-menerus menggunakan hal-hal biasa ini, membawa detail yang kaya pada kejadian paling tragis sekalipun.