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title: "2 Clams Quotes By Barbara Delinsky"
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> [“You’ll be taking the last a’ those,” Dorey confided. “I had a vendor try to convince me to shrink-wrap and freeze, but they’re never the same. I only have ’em now because they’re from up north”—nauth—“and the growing season was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/you-ll-be-taking-the-last-a-those-dorey-confided-i-had-a-vendor-try/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

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> [“Clams served on Quinnipeague were dug from the from the flats hours before cooking, and the batter, which was exquisitely light, held bits of parsley and thyme. Other fried clams couldn't compare.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/clams-served-on-quinnipeague-were-dug-from-the-from-the-flats-hours/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

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## More by Barbara Delinsky

> [“Life is like a game of cards. It deals you different hands at different times. You don’t have that old hand anymore, Leo. Look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/life-is-like-a-game-of-cards-it-deals-you-different-hands-at/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“Waking up Thursday morning to another dreary day and the sense of being physically stuffed, they focused on FISH. While Charlotte interviewed the postmaster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/waking-up-thursday-morning-to-another-dreary-day-and-the-sense-of/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“OLIVIA DIDN’T WANT TO SEE SIMON. She didn’t know how to deal with what she felt. It was raw physical attraction with no emotional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/olivia-didn-t-want-to-see-simon-she-didn-t-know-how-to-deal-with-what/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“Pain is pain. You have a right to feel it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/pain-is-pain-you-have-a-right-to-feel-it/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“Não existe vantagem alguma em fazer as coisas do dia para a noite, porque para fazer direito precisamos de planejamento.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/n-o-existe-vantagem-alguma-em-fazer-as-coisas-do-dia-para-a-noite/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“Concentrating when it's the hardest is what builds character”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/concentrating-when-it-s-the-hardest-is-what-builds-character/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“My writing style has changed dramatically over the years, growing increasingly clean and exact. I like to think that I'm still improving -- that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/my-writing-style-has-changed-dramatically-over-the-years-growing/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [You kids were all in college, and I suddenly saw that I was stuck alone with a man who, all those years later, was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/you-kids-were-all-in-college-and-i-suddenly-saw-that-i-was-stuck/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“The question was whether James would love me if I was someone else.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/the-question-was-whether-james-would-love-me-if-i-was-someone-else/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“There is no point in doing something unless you do it well.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/there-is-no-point-in-doing-something-unless-you-do-it-well/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“Aim high, hit high.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/aim-high-hit-high/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“You’ll be taking the last a’ those,” Dorey confided. “I had a vendor try to convince me to shrink-wrap and freeze, but they’re never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/you-ll-be-taking-the-last-a-those-dorey-confided-i-had-a-vendor-try/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“Her ticket to freedom lay in her lap. Ever an avid reader, Annie had escaped into books in recent months, when all else failed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/her-ticket-to-freedom-lay-in-her-lap-ever-an-avid-reader-annie-had/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [Wolves go after a wounded deer, it is the nature of the beast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/wolves-go-after-a-wounded-deer-it-is-the-nature-of-the-beast/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

> [“Remember the first time you ever came? Tell the truth. You were dreading it." His brown eyes laughed warmly. "What wasn't to dread? A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/remember-the-first-time-you-ever-came-tell-the-truth-you-were/)

[Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/)

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