“A midwife knows too much . . . But if she is truly a wise woman, she knows when to keep her mouth shut.”
― The Virgins of Venice
― The Virgins of Venice
“She knew how people slipped through cracks—not all at once, but in layers.”
― The Dog Walker: The Prequel
― The Dog Walker: The Prequel
“He used to tell himself although he knew it wasn’t true that the air around her house was different because it was near to her.”
― Johnny Got His Gun
― Johnny Got His Gun
“But if excellence is easy to admire it is hard to like,”
― The Collected Stories of Richard Yates
― The Collected Stories of Richard Yates
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