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I know how bad you boys feel, but the sun will still come up tomorrow. And when it does, you 'll feel better. When the sun comes up the day after tomo...more

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A successful marriage was a balancing act-that was a thing everyone knew. A successful marriage was also dependent on a high tolerance for irritation.

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And this wasn’t lying, not really. It was leaving out.

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There were people who lied for gain, people who lied from pain, people who lied simply because the concept of telling the truth was utterly alien to t...more

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About halfway through I broke down crying, which I hadn't expected. I was a little ashamed, but only a little;it was her, you see, and she never taxed...more

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He was one of those quite rare adults who communicate with small children fairly well and who love them all impartially--not in a sugary way but in a ...more

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Shall there be truth between us, as two men? Not as friends, but as enemies and equals?

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Your first impulse is to share good news, your second is to club someone with it.

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She couldn't be on his wavelength all the time. That's all. When you could recognize that and deal with it, you were on your way to an adult relations...more