“A strange smile wavered just around his face, not yet in his face,”
― If Beale Street Could Talk
― If Beale Street Could Talk
“Just be yourself, she said. Which self, I wanted to reply.”
― Know My Name: A Memoir
― Know My Name: A Memoir
“That’s what shame is: responding pleasantly to someone who deserves a slap in the face.”
― Dear Dickhead
― Dear Dickhead
“In the queue, Edith told me she liked how I’d done my hair. I was momentarily happy, but then she complimented the barista in the same animated way.”
― Exciting Times
― Exciting Times
“I’d never slept with a woman before, though I’d spent most of my teens and college years obsessed with one or another. They’d all had boyfriends, or girlfriends, or else they were just patently not someone who would ever fancy me. When I told Edith this, she asked if I thought I’d gone for unavailable people because I knew I’d never have to face the reality that being with them would not solve all my problems. I told her she had no business saying something that perceptive.”
― Exciting Times
― Exciting Times
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