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> [“The longing for a man, as you know, is a grand escape. It can arch your mental process to extremes so that, like a gymnast or a ballerina, you’re contorted to such outrageous limits – I’m speaking of passion –…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/the-longing-for-a-man-as-you-know-is-a-grand-escape-it-can-arch-your/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

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## More by Vicki Covington

> [“I was that kind of tired you feel when you’ve spent a day in a hospital while a loved one undergoes surgery and comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/i-was-that-kind-of-tired-you-feel-when-you-ve-spent-a-day-in-a/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“The choice was whether to be sad and foolish or sad and reasonable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/the-choice-was-whether-to-be-sad-and-foolish-or-sad-and-reasonable/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“I’m serious, now let me know every time you see her cry. The thought brings me great joy. Hope.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/i-m-serious-now-let-me-know-every-time-you-see-her-cry-the-thought/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“If there’s one thing I learned in Alanon, it’s that you got to face the music because it just grows louder when you ignore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/if-there-s-one-thing-i-learned-in-alanon-it-s-that-you-got-to-face/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“Old age breeds the miracle of recall. You have no short-term memory atall; you can’t remember what you did minutes ago, but you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/old-age-breeds-the-miracle-of-recall-you-have-no-short-term-memory/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“Explain to me, if you will, why alcoholism is a disease but can only be treated by attending little spiritual meetings in basements.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/explain-to-me-if-you-will-why-alcoholism-is-a-disease-but-can-only-be/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“I’ve never known a tranquil atheist. Don’t they always look like they just sat on a tack?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/i-ve-never-known-a-tranquil-atheist-don-t-they-always-look-like-they/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“Dinah and I were raised to believe money taints ordinary people, obstructs virtue, and makes a fool out of you. So, the inheritance was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/dinah-and-i-were-raised-to-believe-money-taints-ordinary-people/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“Mornings are fresh like babies, uncontaminated by events. I find them sad for that reason. They’re too fragile and naïve.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/mornings-are-fresh-like-babies-uncontaminated-by-events-i-find-them/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“I allowed myself a microscopic view into his ice-colored eyes. It was like viewing one of those photographs of the Arctic region – very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/i-allowed-myself-a-microscopic-view-into-his-ice-colored-eyes-it-was/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“Announcements are best kept intact until stomachs are satisfied. News settles easier when blood sugar is stable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/announcements-are-best-kept-intact-until-stomachs-are-satisfied-news/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“The longing for a man, as you know, is a grand escape. It can arch your mental process to extremes so that, like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/the-longing-for-a-man-as-you-know-is-a-grand-escape-it-can-arch-your/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“It was deep afternoon when shadows begin to grow, light becomes gold, and you realize that this particular day has reached its destiny. Like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/it-was-deep-afternoon-when-shadows-begin-to-grow-light-becomes-gold/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“Neva ought to smile more. It breaks her anxiety into tiny pieces of joy you want to gather up and hand back to her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/neva-ought-to-smile-more-it-breaks-her-anxiety-into-tiny-pieces-of/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

> [“All the men I know add that “hands that prepared it” line. They must know it’s right complimentary, an incentive to keep the women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/all-the-men-i-know-add-that-hands-that-prepared-it-line-they-must/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

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