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The House Across the Lake

by Riley Sager (Goodreads Author)

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Emily’s Quotes

“Everyone looks retarded once you set your mind to it.”
― David Sedaris

tags: humor, perception, retardation

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“I'm the most important person in the lives of almost everyone I know and a good number of the people I've never even met.”
― David Sedaris

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“High school taught me a valuable lesson about glasses: Don't wear them. Contacts have always seemed like too much work, so instead I just squint, figuring that if something is more than ten feet away, I'll just deal with it when I get there.”
― David Sedaris, When You Are Engulfed in Flames

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“Real love amounts to withholding the truth, even when you're offered the perfect opportunity to hurt someone's feelings”
― David Sedaris, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

tags: discretion, tact

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“All I do is lie, and that has made me immune to compliments.”
― David Sedaris

tags: humor, truth

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