“Would you agree," he said, "that man's sole duty is to produce as much pleasure as possible?" "Only if the pleasure produced is equivalent to the diminution of pain." My father crossed his arms. "And only if one man's pleasure… — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“What about stakes in the heart?" I asked now. He frowned, the center of his mouth pursed while its corners curled downward. "Anyone will… — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“My father was right: people are always leaving. They fall in and out of your life like shadows.” — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Who chose burial monuments? Were the wishes of the deceased taken into consideration? It was a subject I'd never considered before.” — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Would you agree," he said, "that man's sole duty is to produce as much pleasure as possible?" "Only if the pleasure produced is equivalent… — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“I felt as if the world I lived in was only a facade - that beneath its skin, a darker world raged and rampaged.… — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“After we became a couple, she composed our time together. She planned days as if they were artistic events. One afternoon we went to… — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“What's life without risk," my father said. "Nothing but mauvais foi [bad faith]” — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“In practicing the art of confusion, there is no better weapon than poetry.” — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“She looked at me for a second and said, "Oh, never mind. I guess it's true what Mom said? That you've led a sheltered… — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“He said that academia reminded him of a badly run circus. The faculty members were like underfed animals -- weary of their cages, which… — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Even a dull life could make worthwhile reading, he said, provided the writer paid sufficient attention to detail.” — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
“She especially liked my bedside lamp, which had a five-sided porcelain shade. Unlit, the shade seemed like bumpy ivory. Lit, each panel came to… — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
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