“ E penso a quel detto che ripetono sempre tutti: la vita è dura... e poi muori. A dire il vero, non è affatto così. Questo lo dicono loro. La vita è dura: su questo hanno ragione. Ma quei giorni che do… Amy Hempel
“ Mi immaginavo noi due che cuocevamo le mele per Natale, quegli stupidi quadretti romantici alla Currier e Ives... pensavo per tutto il tempo: A volte quello che abbiamo passa per amore, quando invece… Amy Hempel
“ Alcuni di noi soffrono in silenzio di un male rumoroso. E questo è quanto ho da dire sulla paura. Amy Hempel
“ Consolation is a beautiful word. everyone skins his knee-that doesnt make yours hurt anyless. Amy Hempel
“ She introduces me to a nurse as the Best Friend. The impersonal article is more intimate. It tells me that are intimate, the nurse and my friend.'I was telling her we used to drink Canada Dry ginger… Amy Hempel
“ I had my own bed. I slept in it alone, except for those times when we needed—not sex—but sex was how we got there. Amy Hempel
“ It is just possible I will say I stayed the night.And who is there that can say that I did not? Amy Hempel
“ It was like that class at school where the teacher talks about Realization, about how you could realize something big in a commonplace thing. The example he gave--and the liar said it really happened-… Amy Hempel
“ And I see that not touching for so long was a drive to the beach with the windows rolled up so the waves feel that much colder. Amy Hempel
“ What you forget, living here, is that just because you have stopped sinking doesn't mean you're not still underwater. Amy Hempel
“ I read about a famous mystery writer who worked for one week in a department store. One day she saw a woman come in and buy a doll. The mystery writer found out the woman’s name, and took a bus to New… Amy Hempel
“ I meet a person, and in my mind I'm saying three minutes; I give you three minutes to show me the spark. Amy Hempel
“ And what about the certainty I feel regarding you? You could say that an hour is not a lot to go on. But always, before, a thing didn't work because I was too young and too old. Too dumb and too smart… Amy Hempel
