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“I'm willing to be under anything...as long as it isn't somebody's thumb.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“Whatever setbacks he had faced in his life, he said, however daunting or dispiriting the unfolding of events, he always knew that he would make it through, as long as when he woke in the morning he was looking forward to his first cup of coffee. Only decades later would I realize that he had been giving me a piece of advice.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“Old times, as my father used to say: If you're not careful, they'll gut you like a fish.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“I told him I'd always found the description a little too long on adjectives and a little too short on specifics.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“Whatever their story, Eve was breathing easy now - for the moment forgetful, vulnerable, at peace. It's a purposeful irony of life, I suppose, that we never get to see ourselves in that state. We can only pay witness to our waking reflection, which to one degree or another is always fretting or afraid. Maybe that's why young parents find it so beguiling to spy on their children when they're fast asleep.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
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