"I believe that because I had obtained a wife who was made up of wife-signs (beauty, charm, softness, perfume, cookery) I had found love."

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Source : Donald Barthelme (1981). “Sixty stories”, Putnam Adult

Donald Barthelme

#Believe Quotes #Wife Quotes #Made Quotes

“At the moment they vanished they were everywhere, the cool benediction of the night descended, the stars sparkled, and the whole universe was a hill.”
“When I was starting out, being a young entrepreneur was not fashionable. Parents would ask, 'When are you going to get a real job?'”
“I love to snuggle up on the sofa wrapped in my duvet watching old black and white films, and catching up with friends and family on the phone.”
“No one on earth is so boring and insignificant that he or she is not worth writing or reading about...One thing's for sureâ€”no one but you can be the hero of your story.”
“These pigeons have been living with each other for 10 or 15 years, but when I throw feed down, they kill each other to get it, and it's the same with the fighters. We love and respect each other...but we need that money.”
“Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates.”
“I'm not a plastic surgeon, and I cannot change the DNA of a person, but when I see a woman try on my clothes and she feels beautiful, I know I am doing my job.”
“I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration.”

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