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“Lending Out Books

You're always giving, my therapist said.
You have to learn how to take. Whenever
you meet a woman, the first thing you do
is lend her your books. You think she'll
have to see you again in order to return them.
But what happens is, she doesn't have the time
to read them, & she's afraid if she sees you again
you'll expect her to talk about them, & will
want to lend her even more. So she
cancels the date. You end up losing
a lot of books. You should borrow hers.”
― Hal Sirowitz, My Therapist Said

“Lending Out Books

You're always giving, my therapist said.
You have to learn how to take. Whenever
you meet a woman, the first thing you do
is lend her your books. You think she'll
have to see you again in order to return them.
but what happens is, she doesn't have the time
to read them, & she's afraid if she sees you again
you'll expect her to walk about them, & will
want to lend her even more. So she
cancels the date. You end up losing
a lot of books. You should borrow hers.”
― Hal Sirowitz

“Word Power

I could have tried to have another son,
Mother said, but then I'd have to divide
my love in two, so I sacrificed,
& just had you. But sometimes I think
you could have used the competition
that a baby brother would have brought.
All the relatives would put him in their arms,
& hold him high over their heads. And that just might
stir you to action. Because right now
you're even too lazy to look up a word
in the dictionary, & your vocabulary is limited.
And one day your wife is going to ask you
if you really love her. And you should
tell her yes, & that you also idolize her.
But since you don't know what that word means,
you won't be able to use it. And even if
she buys you Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
for a birthday present, you still might not get the hint.”
― Hal Sirowitz