"All those years on the psychiatrist's couch and……" — Amy Hempel
"All those years on the psychiatrist's couch and suddenly the couch is moving. Good God, she is on that couch when the big one hits. Maidy didn't tell you, but you know what her doctor said? She sprang from the couch and said, "My God, was that an earthquake?" The doctor said this: "Did it feel like an earthquake to you?"
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59 Quotes by Amy Hempel
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