Quotes by Amy Hempel

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  A love affair begins with a fantasy. For instance, that the beloved will always be there.
  Source: The Dog of the Marriage (2010) 70

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  An idea might spark an essay, but never a story.

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  Dreams: the place most of us get what we need.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 373

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  For peace of mind, I will lie about any thing at any time.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 202

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  Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 32

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  He could not wait to get rid of them so he could enjoy remembering them.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 391

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  I am not quite myself, I think. But who here is quite himself? And yet there is a way in which we are all more ourselves than ever, I suppose.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 236

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  I get rational when I panic.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 46

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  I leave a lot out when I tell the truth.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 106

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  I want to know everything about you, so I tell you everything about myself.

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  In my head there's a broken balcony I fall off of when I speak.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 129

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  Just because you have stopped sinking doesn't mean you're not still underwater.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 8

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  My job ... I do nothing, it pays nothing, but - you guessed it - it's better than nothing.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 6

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  The only time the word baby doesn't scare me is the time that it should, when it is what a man calls me.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 284

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  They say the smart dog obeys but the smarter dog knows when to disobey.
  Source: Rick Moody (2007) 32