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“But I was not especially skilled at minding children for long spells; I grew bored, perhaps like my own mother. After I spent too much time playing their games, my mind grew peckish and longed to lose itself in some book I had in my backpack. I was ever hopeful of early bedtimes and long naps.”
― Lorrie Moore, A Gate at the Stairs

“The thing with restaurant talk is you’re not supposed to take it to heart.”
― Elna Baker, The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance: A Memoir

“how could you watch someone floss one minute, and the next minute share your deepest passion or most ridiculous, trite little fears?”
― Liane Moriarty, The Husband's Secret

“When it comes to fake food, I’m like Samuel Johnson, who remarked, "Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be difficult.” In other words, I can give something up altogether, but I can’t indulge occasionally.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project