Was adept, but it had been a while since
Then I mouthed the sweetest four words in the English language: I told you so.
Books are like movies of the mind and it's better to leave Kinsey where she is.
I like difficulty. It's what makes my job fun.
People have rejected me all my life. Sometimes it's death or desertion. infidelity, betrayal. You name it. I've experienced every form of emotional treachery there is. Well, big deal. Everybody's suff...
Linen slipcovers, was as white as whole milk.
The cold hard truth will fall on stony ground, whereas your all-around trashy rumor will flourish like a weed.
I hid the fold of paper in my bra, where I knew it would remain undisturbed.
Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them.I don't believe in ghosts, I said, faintly.Some people can't see the color red. That doesn't me...
A man in a nylon bikini, with that little knot sticking out in front, isn’t half as interesting as a man in a good-looking business suit. Charlie
What was done was done.
We all do things we regret. It's part of growing up.
There’s something inherent in human nature that has us constructing narratives to explain a world that is otherwise chaotic and opaque.
The hard thing about death is that nothing ever changes. The hard thing about life is that nothing stays the same.
Insecure people have a special sensitivity for anything that finally confirms their own low opinion of themselves.
If love is what injures us, how can we heal?
Up. A singsong voice said, At the sound of the tone, General Telephone time will be twelve o’clock, exactly. I burst out laughing and Althea looked at me.
Crayon. Age had given his face a softly
She was the type who went to bars intent on conversation, while he was the type who went in hopes of being left alone.
You never know which people will affect your life.