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"I don’t quite know how Groff does it. These stories are so layered and play with time so expertly that characters’ entire lives are suggested, all within the space of a couple dozen pages. I’ve reread some of them to study and savour how she’s constructed them." — Mar 25, 2026 06:25PM
"I don’t quite know how Groff does it. These stories are so layered and play with time so expertly that characters’ entire lives are suggested, all within the space of a couple dozen pages. I’ve reread some of them to study and savour how she’s constructed them." — Mar 25, 2026 06:25PM
“She was not good on the phone. She needed the face, the pattern of eyes, nose, trembling mouth... People talking were meant to look at a face, the disastrous cupcake of it, the hide-and-seek of the heart dashing across. With a phone, you said words, but you never watched them go in. You saw them off at the airport but never knew whether there was anyone there to greet them when they got off the plane. ”
― Like Life
― Like Life
“Each time you happen to me all over again.”
― The Age of Innocence
― The Age of Innocence
“No iron can stab the heart with such force as a period put just at the right place.”
― The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel
― The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel
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― Charlotte’s Web
― Charlotte’s Web
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