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our bodies are ecosystems, and they shed and replace and repair until we die. And when we die, our bodies feed the hungry earth, our cells becoming part of other cells, and in the world
“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
“So, why do you write these strong female characters?
Because you’re still asking me that question."
[Equality Now speech, May 15, 2006]”
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Because you’re still asking me that question."
[Equality Now speech, May 15, 2006]”
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“This earth is seventy percent water. Hard not to walk into it.”
― Another Brooklyn
― Another Brooklyn
“My circumstances of unrelieved responsibility and permanent distraction necessitated the short story form.”
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“What will you do now with the gift of your left life?”
― The Bees
― The Bees
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