"time is as adhesive as love, and the more time you spend with someone the greater the likelihood of finding yourself with a permanent sort of thing to deal with that people casually refer to as 'friendship,' as if that were the end of the matter."

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Source : Deborah Eisenberg (2011). “Under the 82nd Airborne: Stories”, p.4, Macmillan

Deborah Eisenberg

#Friendship Quotes #People Quotes #Finding Yourself Quotes

“What I am trying to do is to unmuddle the metaphysical.”
“Obviously, I didn't think, and nobody else did, that the Iraqis were going to take ALL of Kuwait .”

Source : "Why Obama Scares Me" by Mona Charen, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 21, 2014.
“There is no final solution to loneliness until you recognize that you need the resources which are in yourself to enpy, within limits, being alone being the kind of person that you like to be with, and reaching out to others, not in a grasping way, but in an attempt to be meaningful and loving and of service in their lives.”
“The abyss you stare into and that stares back at you is your reflection in the mirror - we all have it - that shadow self - that dark heart...”
“I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday.”
“Your simple words just don't move me... You're minor, we major. You all up in the game and don't deserve to be a player.”
“I like Plutarch because I've read him forever, and I know that he's incredibly funky, even though his mainstream image is as Mr. Unfunky.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I'm not really interested in making someone endure a performance or stand there for too long. I like to think about the length.”

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