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“As looking down from great heights brings the urge to fall and end the terror of falling, so his very watching put pressure on them to make a slip as they dried and stacked the plates and cups.”
― Amongst Women
― Amongst Women
“I could hear my heart beating. I could hear everyone's heart. I could hear the human noise we sat there making, not one of us moving, not even when the room went dark.”
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“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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“..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
“To leave the everpresent tension of Great Meadow was like shedding stiff, formal clothes or kicking off pinching shoes.”
― Amongst Women
― Amongst Women
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