“You had only one chance for a signature in life, but most people left no impression.”
― The Interestings
― The Interestings
“Part of the beauty of love was that you didn't need to explain it to anyone else. You could refuse to explain.”
― The Interestings
― The Interestings
“What if she'd turned down the lightly flung invitation and went about her life, thudding obliviously along like a drunk person, a blind person, a moron, someone who thinks that the small packet of happiness she carries is enough.”
― The Interestings
― The Interestings
“After a certain age, you felt a need not to be alone. It grew stronger, like a radio frequency, until finally it was so powerful that you were forced to do something about it.”
― The Interestings
― The Interestings
“The minute you had kids you closed ranks. You didn't plan this in advance, but it happened. Families were like individual, discrete, moated island nations. The little group of citizens on the slab of rock gathered together instinctively, almost defensively, and everyone who was outside the walls—even if you'd once been best friends—was now just that, outsiders.”
― The Interestings
― The Interestings
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