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“ I quickly realized that shopping on Amazon had made the idea of parking my car and going into a store feel like an outrageous imposition on my time and good nature. ”

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Was it happiness I'd found in my long marriage? Or capitulation? Or is that all happiness is, capitulation?

~ Maria Semple

Maria Semple Being Worn Down Capitulation Compromise Defeat Happiness Marriage

That was happiness. Not the framed greatest hits, but the moments in between. At the time, I hadn't pegged them as being particularly happy. But now, looking back at those phantom snapshots, I'm struck by my calm, my ease, the evident comfort with my life. I'm happy in retrospect.

~ Maria Semple

Maria Semple Adulthood Gratitude Happiness Marriage Nostalgia

Maybe that’s what religion is, hurling yourself off a cliff and trusting that something bigger will take care of you and carry you to the right place.

~ Maria Semple

Maria Semple Religion

As far as I’m concerned, the only thing sweeter than seeing a friend is that friend canceling on me.

~ Maria Semple

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