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> [“It's amazing what you have to buy after a fire has completely wiped you out - things you never think about, like toothbrushes and boots and a dictionary. Of course, people gave us things, but mostly they didn't fit, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/it-s-amazing-what-you-have-to-buy-after-a-fire-has-completely-wiped/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

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## More by Barbara Cohen

> [ “I'm a superior foot massager,' Mr. Jensen said \[to Mother\]. 'Later, I'll show you my license.' He laughed, and his eyes glinted. I looked… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/i-m-a-superior-foot-massager-mr-jensen-said-to-mother-later-i-ll-show/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“Listen to me, Amin," I said slowly. "Listen to me very carefully. Nothing is the same. Nothing will ever be the same again. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/listen-to-me-amin-i-said-slowly-listen-to-me-very-carefully-nothing/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“The nice thing about a round table is that it can seat an almost infinite number of people, as King Arthur found out long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/the-nice-thing-about-a-round-table-is-that-it-can-seat-an-almost/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“It was the face that disturbed me. The artist had lit it in such a way that it appeared very strong, actually, to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/it-was-the-face-that-disturbed-me-the-artist-had-lit-it-in-such-a-way/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“She chattered on about the Inn. 'I'm a genius,' she said. 'I got three hundred people into two rooms that were meant to hold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/she-chattered-on-about-the-inn-i-m-a-genius-she-said-i-got-three/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“It's amazing what you have to buy after a fire has completely wiped you out - things you never think about, like toothbrushes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/it-s-amazing-what-you-have-to-buy-after-a-fire-has-completely-wiped/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“Most of the time when you talk to people, nothing happens. It's all just, 'Pass me the salt,' and 'Remember to pick up some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/most-of-the-time-when-you-talk-to-people-nothing-happens-it-s-all/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“Mrs. Littnauer must have brought thirty dresses back to the fitting room for me to try on. But most of them weren't right on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/mrs-littnauer-must-have-brought-thirty-dresses-back-to-the-fitting/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“What did he give you?' I asked Rosie. 'A birthday present,' Rosie replied. 'He said not to open it until December 8.' 'You're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/what-did-he-give-you-i-asked-rosie-a-birthday-present-rosie-replied/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“Once you start in with sex,' she replied slowly, 'it's hard to stop. It gets to be something you find it difficult to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/once-you-start-in-with-sex-she-replied-slowly-it-s-hard-to-stop-it/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“I want my new friends and my old friends to get together,' she said, 'so we're going to have a shoe dance. All the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/i-want-my-new-friends-and-my-old-friends-to-get-together-she-said-so/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“My secret love, Billy Colbert, had to make up the same test. Afterward, we left the chemistry lab together. 'Well, it was long,' Billy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/my-secret-love-billy-colbert-had-to-make-up-the-same-test-afterward/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“We didn't sit down after the waltz because the next set was fox trots. Someone had turned out the overhead lights and only the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/we-didn-t-sit-down-after-the-waltz-because-the-next-set-was-fox-trots/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“Why, Tess,' Billy said, with exaggerated surprise, 'aren't you just crazy about being a cheerleader?' 'Oh, I love it,' she responded derisively. 'All this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/why-tess-billy-said-with-exaggerated-surprise-aren-t-you-just-crazy/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

> [“We had all commenced that thrusting and parrying that always goes on when you meet new people. How I hated those games. I wondered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/we-had-all-commenced-that-thrusting-and-parrying-that-always-goes-on/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

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