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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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“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: New and Selected Stories
― Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
“there isn't enough of anything
as long as we live. But at intervals
a sweetness appears and, given a chance
prevails.”
― Ultramarine: Poems
as long as we live. But at intervals
a sweetness appears and, given a chance
prevails.”
― Ultramarine: Poems
“..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
“But I can hardly sit still. I keep fidgeting, crossing one leg and then the other. I feel like I could throw off sparks, or break a window--maybe rearrange all the furniture.”
― Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
― Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
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