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“ It was true. Men could be with whomever they pleased. But women had to date better, kinder, richer, and bright, bright, bright, or else people got embarrassed. ”

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This is what happened in love. One of you cried a lot and then both of you grew sarcastic.

~ Lorrie Moore

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They had, finally, the only thing anyone really wants in life: someone to hold your hand when you die.

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She knew there were only small joys in life--the big ones were too complicated to be joys when you got all through--and once you realized that, it took a lot of the pressure off.

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A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.

~ Lorrie Moore

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