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“To leave the everpresent tension of Great Meadow was like shedding stiff, formal clothes or kicking off pinching shoes.”
― Amongst Women
― Amongst Women
“To exist is to be betrayed, since we exist for others only by virtue of what we betray of ourselves to them.”
― Betrayals: A Novel
― Betrayals: A Novel
“..the best of life is life lived quietly, where nothing happens but our calm journey through the day, where change is imperceptible and the precious life is everything.”
― All Will Be Well: A Memoir
― All Will Be Well: A Memoir
“I loved you so much once. I did. More than anything in the whole wide world. Imagine that. What a laugh that is now. Can you believe it? We were so intimate once upon a time I can't believe it now. The memory of being that intimate with somebody. We were so intimate I could puke. I can't imagine ever being that intimate with somebody else. I haven't been.”
― Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories
― Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories
“It ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love.”
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