“We had all commenced that thrusting and parrying that always goes on when you meet new people. How I hated those games. I wondered if they went on forever. Did you ever grow up enough not to have to jockey… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
“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 from them up into the eyes of the portrait, into Sir Baldwin's eyes. Baldy wasn't smiling, but it seemed to me that the glint in his eyes was the same as the glint in Mr. Jensen's.… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share
“Listen to me, Amin," I said slowly. "Listen to me very carefully. Nothing is the same. Nothing will ever be the same again. There lives on this earth a woman who can be my friend and my lover. Do you understand that? Do you understand what a marvelous thing that is?" "A friend is a friend," Uthman interrupted, "and a… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share
“The nice thing about a round table is that it can seat an almost infinite number of people, as King Arthur found out long… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
“It was the face that disturbed me. The artist had lit it in such a way that it appeared very strong, actually, to my… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
“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… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
“It's amazing what you have to buy after a fire has completely wiped you out - things you never think about, like toothbrushes and… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
“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… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
“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… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
“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… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
“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… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
“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… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
“My secret love, Billy Colbert, had to make up the same test. Afterward, we left the chemistry lab together. 'Well, it was long,' Billy… — Barbara Cohen Copy Share Image
![“It was the face that disturbed me. The artist had lit it in such a way that it appeared very strong, actually, to my mind, brutal. The nose was long and thin, the full underlip protruberant [sic], and the blue eyes icy cold. There was a great deal of pride in his look - more than pride, arrogance…” quote by Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/883/barbara-cohen-28364_art_it-was-the-face-that-disturbed-me-the-ar_1149815.jpg)
