"When the beer is gone, so are they……" — Amy Hempel

"When the beer is gone, so are they -- flexing their cars on up the boulevard."

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59 Quotes by Amy Hempel

Amy Hempel has 59 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Sometimes I can better describe a person by another person's reaction. In a story in my first book, I couldn't…
Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open.
I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I…
Then the children went to bed, or at least went upstairs, and the men joined the women for a cigarette…
Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.
An idea might spark an essay, but never a story.
I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands.
I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal…
I leave a lot out when I tell the truth
I could claim any number of high-flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dogs behavior... But maybe,…
The year I began to say vahz instead of vase, a man I barely knew nearly accidentally killed me.
Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.

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More Beer Quotes

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High thoughts must have high language. — Aristophanes
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. — Wystan Hugh Auden
A drink a day keeps the shrink away. — Edward Abbey
A guy is a lump like a doughnut. So, first you gotta get rid of all the stuff his mom… — Roseanne Barr
Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to… — Dave Barry
You can only be young once. But you can always be immature. — Dave Barry
What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death. — Dave Barry
What may seem depressing or even tragic to one person may seem like an absolute scream to another person, especially… — Dave Barry
Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore? — Henry Ward Beecher
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger,… — Brendan Behan
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. — Robert Benchley
I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry. — Robert Benchley

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