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So how do you like being a working mother? the other working mother asked, and the mother—the tired, unhappy working mother, working her dream job and not holding her baby—that mother stared stupidly and wanted to present her theories about
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“It reminded me of a bad breakup, when you wake up devastated the next morning and realize that the only person who could possibly offer you comfort is the one person you just agreed never to speak to again.”
― Competitive Grieving
― Competitive Grieving
“Our first solo activity—brunch last weekend—had been a painful process that had reminded me of why I had stopped taking on new friends. I could only listen to someone brag about themselves for so long before I needed to see a genuine side.”
― Every Last Secret
― Every Last Secret
“Answers came when they damn well wanted to come, which was sometimes not at all. Answers were, in that respect, like cats.”
― On Earth as It Is on Television
― On Earth as It Is on Television
“I have this idea. This theory, I guess. There is no such thing as good or evil. Instead, we have memory and choice, and we all live at various points on the spectrum between. We are created by what has happened to us, combined with who we choose to be.”
― Notes on an Execution
― Notes on an Execution
“She moves as if to get closer, though it hardly feels possible. She’ll climb inside me. She’ll burrow under my skin.”
― Strict Confidence
― Strict Confidence
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