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Hilary Leichter is the author of the novels Temporary and Terrace Story. She has been a finalist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Prize, and was longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her writing has appeared in n+1, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, and her work in Harper’s Magazine won the 2021 National Magazine Award in Fiction. She teaches at Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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	Temporary 3.74 avg rating — 7,174 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Hilary Leichter (?)

“She noted the fallacy of permanence in a world where everything ends and desire that kind of permanence all the same.”
― Hilary Leichter, Temporary

tags: life, permanence, temporary

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“There is nothing lonelier than lights extinguishing themselves at the end of a long day, no one left to do them the simple kindness of snuffing out.”
― Hilary Leichter, Temporary

tags: loneliness, longing

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“No one is ever exactly who they claim to be, but some people are closer than others.”
― Hilary Leichter, Temporary

tags: people, truth

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