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> [“I started playing that game I play when I'm feeling lonely, the one where I review all of my prior relationships, marveling that so many sweet, smart, pretty girls have come into my life and that I've found a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/i-started-playing-that-game-i-play-when-i-m-feeling-lonely-the-one/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

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## More by Davy Rothbart

> [In general, I always make it my mission to focus on the one person in the audience who seems to be absolutely miserable about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/in-general-i-always-make-it-my-mission-to-focus-on-the-one-person-in/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [The place I write best is at the Angell Hall computer center on the University of Michigan campus, where I went to school. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/the-place-i-write-best-is-at-the-angell-hall-computer-center-on-the/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [My parents have seen their ups-and-downs but are still married after 40 years, so that's something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/my-parents-have-seen-their-ups-and-downs-but-are-still-married-after/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [“I started playing that game I play when I'm feeling lonely, the one where I review all of my prior relationships, marveling that so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/i-started-playing-that-game-i-play-when-i-m-feeling-lonely-the-one/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [I have a black Grandma and white Grandma. My white Grandma lives in Fort Lauderdale, paints, and teaches bridge. She's wonderful. My black Grandma,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/i-have-a-black-grandma-and-white-grandma-my-white-grandma-lives-in/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [“That's how the universe worked at times: little things - the tiniest things - could catapult you toward a good life, but you had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/that-s-how-the-universe-worked-at-times-little-things-the-tiniest/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [There’s no key to the universe, you just have to point your way in one direction, keep going, keep going, keep going, and see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/there-s-no-key-to-the-universe-you-just-have-to-point-your-way-in-one/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [But in the end, I suppose, we only have one life to lead, and the roads not taken would always outnumber and outshine the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/but-in-the-end-i-suppose-we-only-have-one-life-to-lead-and-the-roads/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [I'm trying to quit huffing epoxy glue out of grocery bags.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/i-m-trying-to-quit-huffing-epoxy-glue-out-of-grocery-bags/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [“My dashed hopes putt-putted bravely to life once more, like a bug that gets stomped on but keeps pulling itself across the floor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/my-dashed-hopes-putt-putted-bravely-to-life-once-more-like-a-bug-that/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [I get emails from strangers every day asking for love advice, which is kind of counter-intuitive since I'm making a movie about what an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/i-get-emails-from-strangers-every-day-asking-for-love-advice-which-is/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [The questions people have are sometimes soulful, sometimes zany, sometimes incoherent. I want to make a 'zine with just the questions I get emailed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/the-questions-people-have-are-sometimes-soulful-sometimes-zany/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [“I had abandoned Elana; I deserved her uncertainty. I closed my eyes and focused on her touch. Perhaps she wouldn't have understood had I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/i-had-abandoned-elana-i-deserved-her-uncertainty-i-closed-my-eyes-and/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [ “I often wished that I could split myself a hundred ways and live a hundred separate lives \[...\]. But in the end, I supposed,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/i-often-wished-that-i-could-split-myself-a-hundred-ways-and-live-a/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

> [“Marry her right away. Tomorrow, if you want. You don’t know how much time you get with someone, so you might as well start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/marry-her-right-away-tomorrow-if-you-want-you-don-t-know-how-much/)

[Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/)

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