“She smiles into her drink, her breath smoking against the ice. He has never cheated on Rachel, not in fifteen years of marriage, but there’s been a lineage of near misses, office infatuations and lunches with protégées in barrettes and… — Dominic Smith Copy Share
“daughter’s death had loosed something in Sara, a savage kind of grief that burned onto the canvas.” — Dominic Smith Copy Share Image
“The body thinks it’s real. That’s the problem of modern physics. How to convince our minds that they’re not our own.” — Dominic Smith Copy Share Image
“Love is not like choosing a partner for whist. It has a life of its own. our duty is merely to follow its call.” — Dominic Smith Copy Share Image
“She smiles into her drink, her breath smoking against the ice. He has never cheated on Rachel, not in fifteen years of marriage, but there’s been a lineage of near misses, office infatuations and lunches with protégées in barrettes and woolen skirts. It took him years to realize it was the flirtation and admiration he craved, not the actual conquest.… — Dominic Smith Copy Share
“unmarried women make good academics because they’ve been neutered by too much knowledge and bookish pleasure. The world hands them a tiny domain it… — Dominic Smith Copy Share Image
“She wonders how he will get out of the easy chair in a way that’s remotely graceful. He’ll stand to top up her wine,… — Dominic Smith Copy Share Image
“Can you create a vacuum out of a human life? A state where everything’s possible but nothing very likely? Does something new emerge when… — Dominic Smith Copy Share Image
“The forger was too exacting, too superficial. Only the real artist has the false beginning.” — Dominic Smith Copy Share Image
“The bell ringer’s green walnut liqueur was famous in Valetto for its ability to strip paint and dignity.” — Dominic Smith Copy Share Image
“But what can be learned from trivia? A history of inventions reveals we made the gun silencer (1908) before air conditioning (1911), the kaleidoscope… — Dominic Smith Copy Share Image
