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> [“Now. 1973. Exactly." He tipped back in his chair, his arms folded across his chest. "So much changed in the sixties, the war, the rights of women, civil rights, the vote, protest against the war. On and on. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-richards-shreve/now-1973-exactly-he-tipped-back-in-his-chair-his-arms-folded-across/)

[Susan Richards Shreve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-richards-shreve/)

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## More by Susan Richards Shreve

> [“Lucy settled into August's kitchen as if they were a family.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-richards-shreve/lucy-settled-into-august-s-kitchen-as-if-they-were-a-family/)

[Susan Richards Shreve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-richards-shreve/)

> [“...bunches of flowers and kisses, their bodies locked together by a stopwatch." Descriptive on an affair”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-richards-shreve/bunches-of-flowers-and-kisses-their-bodies-locked-together-by-a/)

[Susan Richards Shreve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-richards-shreve/)

> [“Sometimes, Blister was thinking, the only person in the world she could really count on was herself, and that was not enough.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-richards-shreve/sometimes-blister-was-thinking-the-only-person-in-the-world-she-could/)

[Susan Richards Shreve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-richards-shreve/)

> [“My house feels like home when you're there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-richards-shreve/my-house-feels-like-home-when-you-re-there/)

[Susan Richards Shreve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-richards-shreve/)

> [“I'm sick in the heart," Blister aid, climbing into the car. "I don't need the doctor." "Heartsick is the worst," Daisy G. said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-richards-shreve/i-m-sick-in-the-heart-blister-aid-climbing-into-the-car-i-don-t-need/)

[Susan Richards Shreve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-richards-shreve/)

> [“It may be true that you can't judge a book by its cover," Daisy G. had told Blister just last summer. "But the cover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-richards-shreve/it-may-be-true-that-you-can-t-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-daisy-g-had/)

[Susan Richards Shreve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-richards-shreve/)

> [“The rules for raising children had gone out with her parents generation of daughters who had lived as Lucy had, in patient silence, acting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-richards-shreve/the-rules-for-raising-children-had-gone-out-with-her-parents/)

[Susan Richards Shreve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-richards-shreve/)

> [“Now. 1973. Exactly." He tipped back in his chair, his arms folded across his chest. "So much changed in the sixties, the war, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-richards-shreve/now-1973-exactly-he-tipped-back-in-his-chair-his-arms-folded-across/)

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