All Lorrie Moore Quotes
- I feared Sarah was one of those women who instead of laughing said, "That's funny," or instead of smiling said, "That's interesting," or instead of… Blithering
- It was not miserable - often I did not miss her at all. But there was sometimes a quick, sinking ache when I walked in… Ache
- I always do the wrong. I do the wrong thing so much that the times I actually do the right thing stand out so brightly… Brightly
- After a childhood of hungering to be an adult, my hunger had passed. Unexpected fates had begun to catch my notice. These middle-aged women seemed… Adult
- We were in dialogue that was about something other than what we were saying. Dialogue
- Women now were told not to settle for second best, told that they deserved better, but at a time, it seemed, when there was so… Best
- This was love, I supposed, and eventually I would come to know it. Someday it would choose me and I would come to know its… Choose
- I wondered about the half-life of regret. Half
- But family life sometimes had a vortex, like weather. It could be like a tornado in a quiet zigzag: get close enough and you might… Close
- Love is a fever," she said. "And when you come out of it you'll discover whether you've been lucky - or not. Been
- Things between us were dissolving like an ice cub in a glass: the smaller it got, the faster it disappeared. Cub
- Perhaps we had at last reached that stage of intimacy that destroys intimacy. Destroys
- When you find out who you are, you will no longer be innocent. That will be sad for others to see. All that knowledge will… All
- It was like the classic scene in the movies where one lover is on the train and one is on the platform and the train… All
- Adults are living increasingly as children: completely in their imaginations. Reading Harry Potter while every newspaper in the country goes out of business. They know… Adults
- The people in this house, I felt, and I included myself, were like characters each from a different grim and gruesome fairy tale. None of… All
- Don't make your own life your project in your own life: total waste of time. Inspirational
- Blasts from the past were like the rooms one entered and re-entered in dreams: they would not stay nailed down. When you returned to them,… All
- Love is the answer, said the songs, and that's OK. It was OK, I supposed, as an answer. But no more than that. It was… Answer
- I've come to realize that life, while being everything, is also strangely not much. Except when the light shines on it a different way and… All