Elena Ferrante. History (№ 425667)

Although the apartment on the Phlegraean Fields was even worse than the one in which she grew up, although her situation was aggravated by pregnancy, although she spent all her savings in a few days, she realized that wealth could not serve as a reward for torment, because it meant nothing. ... The money and the things that could be bought with it turned out to be a disappointment. She didn't need anything for herself or for the unborn child. Being rich meant being around Nino, but Nino left and she became impoverished. Money was powerless against this poverty.