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> [“Gary has made the classic mistake of equating precise cheekbones, perfect breasts, and a vague association with philanthropy as the signs of a good woman.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/gary-has-made-the-classic-mistake-of-equating-precise-cheekbones/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

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> [“She rarely lets me off the hook, holding me to a different standard of emotional intelligence than the other men in her life - even my Brothers. She allows them to behave like Gary, docilely going about their lives, content…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/she-rarely-lets-me-off-the-hook-holding-me-to-a-different-standard-of/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

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## Other authors on Gary

## More by Matthew Norman

> [“She tells me she’s a certified smeller of books and that that is probably her best quality. “So It Goes.” is tattooed on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/she-tells-me-she-s-a-certified-smeller-of-books-and-that-that-is/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“Anna is the sort of woman who writers write about, Tom. Somewhere in the third act, women like her save characters like you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/anna-is-the-sort-of-woman-who-writers-write-about-tom-somewhere-in/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“I have to speak carefully now because I have this strange habit of imitating British people without even realizing that I'm doing it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/i-have-to-speak-carefully-now-because-i-have-this-strange-habit-of/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“Never trust someone who isn’t miserable at least half of the time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/never-trust-someone-who-isn-t-miserable-at-least-half-of-the-time/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“She technically apologized yesterday, but it was one of those married-people apologies, more of a tactical move than anything else, a way of moving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/she-technically-apologized-yesterday-but-it-was-one-of-those-married/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“Hidden up there behind some branches sits one glaring squirrel. “I don’t know,” I say. “He looks pretty pissed, though.” “Good.” I see now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/hidden-up-there-behind-some-branches-sits-one-glaring-squirrel-i-don/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“Whoa," I say. "Look how tall he is." "Actors are always midgets in person," says Brandon, "But writers...they're giants.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/whoa-i-say-look-how-tall-he-is-actors-are-always-midgets-in-person/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“This house has endured three of my Dad's four wives, and so over the last few decades it's been a home-size mood ring, changing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/this-house-has-endured-three-of-my-dad-s-four-wives-and-so-over-the/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“I don't think -" I begin, but then I stop there. Strangely enough, this sounds like a full, declarative sentence, as if I'm standing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/i-don-t-think-i-begin-but-then-i-stop-there-strangely-enough-this/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“You look good," I tell my reflection. "Hot?" But this last part comes out with a question mark at the end. I've never been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/you-look-good-i-tell-my-reflection-hot-but-this-last-part-comes-out/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“I've been thinking about your Father a lot lately, and I've realized something. I married Gary specifically for the fact that he wasn't Curtis.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/i-ve-been-thinking-about-your-father-a-lot-lately-and-i-ve-realized/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“We're all damaged. Every single beautiful, stupid, precious one of us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/we-re-all-damaged-every-single-beautiful-stupid-precious-one-of-us/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“I instantly like people who laugh at my jokes. It's a weakness of mine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/i-instantly-like-people-who-laugh-at-my-jokes-it-s-a-weakness-of-mine/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“I think you'll be a great teacher," said Gary. That's his role in my life: blind encourager and ambassador of false senses of security.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/i-think-you-ll-be-a-great-teacher-said-gary-that-s-his-role-in-my/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

> [“After the age of about . . . what, sixteen? We’re all damaged. Every single beautiful, stupid, precious one of us. Damaged, damaged, damaged.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/after-the-age-of-about-what-sixteen-we-re-all-damaged-every-single/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

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