“One of the professors told me last week that he feels bad teaching with the way the economy is now. ‘What’s the point?’ he said. ‘Kids aren’t getting jobs.’ You never hear faculty talk that way. He did.” — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“Should I have a doughnut or my disgusting cardboard?” asked Gwynn, as she drew up languidly before me at a study table in a… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“That night, there was a sliver of a moon over the des Michels farm. Jean put his horse in the stable after the trip… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“I don’t think I’ve ever referred to any girl I dated as my girlfriend. I think that would freak me out. Even the girl… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“I’ve officially turned into a loser,” she whispered cynically. “I’m looking forward to going home and having cereal for dinner and walking Mitchell and… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“You know, sometimes I think this is just not it,” he said, his glasses flashing from the early night’s light. He turned toward me… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“Shortly before school started, I moved into a studio apartment on a quiet street near the bustle of the downtown in one of the… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“Do you want to achieve something or do you just want to make money?” asked a nearby man in a white shirt to another… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“Don’t you think most of those kids think too much about who got an A or a B when they were in law school… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“She loves swimming,” said Ellen, who I knew had been a competitive swimmer in college. Ellen looked in the rearview mirror at Kara. “Don’t… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“Really, nobody was there?” I asked. “Well, nobody important,” he said, putting his glasses back on and blinking.” — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“The stars glittered in the sky and as the number of people at the party grew there were merging conversations and laughter and bodies… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“This is so funny,” said Ellen, noticing the seating arrangement. “Isn’t this funny? Tom, come sit next to Robin. Griffin, sit next to Laura.”… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“I remember when I was twenty-five,” he said. “No client comes to you when you’re twenty-five. It’s like when you are looking for a… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“There have been times I have thought some dreams should never be dreamt, but I would hate a world where that was true.” — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“It was a generation growing in its disillusionment about the deepening recession and the backroom handshakes and greedy deals for private little pots of… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
