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Melissa Bank Quotes

I feel in some ways I’ve had a difficult life. And it makes me the kind of writer I am, in what I value, what I respect, what I hold dear Picture Quote #1

Even now, he is every blue blazer getting into cab, every runner along the river,every motorcycle coming and going Picture Quote #1

It might sound ordinary for a woman to find out her husband’s cheating on her, but not if you’re the woman and it’s your husband Picture Quote #1

Basically, all anyone has to do is ask me for fun details or tell me to be creative, and my mind turns to mud. I am instantly the most boring person you’ve ever met Picture Quote #1

Whenever people say they didn’t like the main character of a book, they mean they didn’t like the book. The main character has to be a friend? I don’t get that Picture Quote #1

I live by Edith Whartons rule to get rid of anything neither useful nor beautiful. So I put the TV out on the street Picture Quote #1

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I hate weddings,’ she says. ‘They make me feel so unmarried. Actually, even brushing my teeth makes me feel unmarried Picture Quote #1

She seems sort of lost.’ I thought, Lost how? How am I lost? Suddenly I felt lost Picture Quote #1

He tried to smile, but it was just a shape his mouth made Picture Quote #1

It’s perfectly natural to doubt your judgment about doubting your judgment Picture Quote #1

You have to shrink yourself to fit into this little life with him Picture Quote #1

I guess love is the real suspension of disbelief Picture Quote #1

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We are all children until our fathers die Picture Quote #1

Dante's definition of hell: proximity without intimacy Picture Quote #1

During chemo, you’re more tired than you’ve ever been. It’s like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you’re out. But you also find that you’re stronger than you’ve ever been. You’re clear. Your mortality is at optimal distance, not up so close that it obscures everything else, but close enough to give you depth perception. Previously, it has taken you weeks, months, or years to discover the meaning of an experience. Now it’s instantaneous Picture Quote #1

He didn't remember because he'd seen thousands of little fish hundreds of times, and because it didn't mean to him what it had to me Picture Quote #1

It scares me. But then I get this big feeling, simple but exalted: He's like me, just with different details Picture Quote #1

The women are young, young, young, liquidy and sweet looking; they are batter, and I am the sponge cake they don't know they'll become. I stand here, a lone loaf, stuck to the pan Picture Quote #1

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Time. There seems to be vast quantities of the stuff spooling around me in all directions, everywhere I look. Days and hours. Weeks and minutes. Years. The hard part, ive discovered, is filling it Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you're loved because of your weaknesses. What you can't do is sometimes more compelling than what you can Picture Quote #1

You don't need a reason to forgive... If you want to go on with someone, that is what you do Picture Quote #1

I felt I couldn't lose anything else, but just then I realized I already had: I'd lost the hope that I would ever be loved in just that way again Picture Quote #1

You sense that he's dangerous but don't now why - and wonder if it's because he makes you feel safer than you've ever felt Picture Quote #1

Whenever people say they didn’t like the main character of a book, they mean they didn’t like the book. The main character has to be a friend? I don’t get that Picture Quote #1

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Basically, all anyone has to do is ask me for fun details or tell me to be creative, and my mind turns to mud. I am instantly the most boring person you’ve ever met Picture Quote #1

I feel in some ways I’ve had a difficult life. And it makes me the kind of writer I am, in what I value, what I respect, what I hold dear Picture Quote #1

It might sound ordinary for a woman to find out her husband’s cheating on her, but not if you’re the woman and it’s your husband Picture Quote #1

I don’t have any real goals except to follow one good sentence with another... I’m not the kind of writer who has a map Picture Quote #1

Everywhere you go, you see women more beautiful than yourself. You imagine him being attracted to them. You're drinking gasoline to stay warm Picture Quote #1

Up until that moment, I’d been at the earliest stage of love, when you feel it will turn you into the better person you want to be. Now, his gentle voice and sage advice took me to a later stage: I felt I needed to pretend to be a better person than I was so he’d keep loving me. This was hard because it made me hate him Picture Quote #1

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I feel in some ways I’ve had a difficult life. And it makes me the kind of writer I am, in what I value, what I respect, what I hold dear. (Melissa Bank Quotes) Even now, he is every blue blazer getting into cab, every runner along the river,every motorcycle coming and going. (Melissa Bank Quotes) It might sound ordinary for a woman to find out her husband’s cheating on her, but not if you’re the woman and it’s your husband. (Melissa Bank Quotes) Basically, all anyone has to do is ask me for fun details or tell me to be creative, and my mind turns to mud. I am instantly the most boring person you’ve ever met. (Melissa Bank Quotes) Whenever people say they didn’t like the main character of a book, they mean they didn’t like the book. The main character has to be a friend? I don’t get that. (Melissa Bank Quotes) I live by Edith Whartons rule to get rid of anything neither useful nor beautiful. So I put the TV out on the street (Melissa Bank Quotes) I hate weddings,’ she says. ‘They make me feel so unmarried. Actually, even brushing my teeth makes me feel unmarried (Melissa Bank Quotes) She seems sort of lost.’ I thought, Lost how? How am I lost? Suddenly I felt lost (Melissa Bank Quotes) He tried to smile, but it was just a shape his mouth made (Melissa Bank Quotes) It’s perfectly natural to doubt your judgment about doubting your judgment (Melissa Bank Quotes) You have to shrink yourself to fit into this little life with him (Melissa Bank Quotes) I guess love is the real suspension of disbelief (Melissa Bank Quotes) We are all children until our fathers die (Melissa Bank Quotes) Dante's definition of hell: proximity without intimacy (Melissa Bank Quotes) During chemo, you’re more tired than you’ve ever been. It’s like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you’re out. But you also find that you’re stronger than you’ve ever been. You’re clear. Your mortality is at optimal distance, not up so close that it obscures everything else, but close enough to give you depth perception. Previously, it has taken you weeks, months, or years to discover the meaning of an experience. Now it’s instantaneous (Melissa Bank Quotes) He didn't remember because he'd seen thousands of little fish hundreds of times, and because it didn't mean to him what it had to me (Melissa Bank Quotes) It scares me. But then I get this big feeling, simple but exalted: He's like me, just with different details (Melissa Bank Quotes) The women are young, young, young, liquidy and sweet looking; they are batter, and I am the sponge cake they don't know they'll become. I stand here, a lone loaf, stuck to the pan (Melissa Bank Quotes) Time. There seems to be vast quantities of the stuff spooling around me in all directions, everywhere I look. Days and hours. Weeks and minutes. Years. The hard part, ive discovered, is filling it (Melissa Bank Quotes) Sometimes you're loved because of your weaknesses. What you can't do is sometimes more compelling than what you can (Melissa Bank Quotes) You don't need a reason to forgive... If you want to go on with someone, that is what you do (Melissa Bank Quotes) I felt I couldn't lose anything else, but just then I realized I already had: I'd lost the hope that I would ever be loved in just that way again (Melissa Bank Quotes) You sense that he's dangerous but don't now why - and wonder if it's because he makes you feel safer than you've ever felt (Melissa Bank Quotes) Whenever people say they didn’t like the main character of a book, they mean they didn’t like the book. The main character has to be a friend? I don’t get that (Melissa Bank Quotes) Basically, all anyone has to do is ask me for fun details or tell me to be creative, and my mind turns to mud. I am instantly the most boring person you’ve ever met (Melissa Bank Quotes) I feel in some ways I’ve had a difficult life. And it makes me the kind of writer I am, in what I value, what I respect, what I hold dear (Melissa Bank Quotes) It might sound ordinary for a woman to find out her husband’s cheating on her, but not if you’re the woman and it’s your husband (Melissa Bank Quotes) I don’t have any real goals except to follow one good sentence with another... I’m not the kind of writer who has a map (Melissa Bank Quotes) Everywhere you go, you see women more beautiful than yourself. You imagine him being attracted to them. You're drinking gasoline to stay warm (Melissa Bank Quotes) Up until that moment, I’d been at the earliest stage of love, when you feel it will turn you into the better person you want to be. Now, his gentle voice and sage advice took me to a later stage: I felt I needed to pretend to be a better person than I was so he’d keep loving me. This was hard because it made me hate him (Melissa Bank Quotes)

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