"("Let's stand under a tree," she said. "Why?"……" — Nicole Krauss
"("Let's stand under a tree," she said. "Why?" "Because it's nicer." "Maybe you should sit on a chair, and I'll stand above you, like they always do with husbands and wives." "That's stupid." "Why's it stupid?" "Because we're not married." "Should we hold hands?" "We can't." "But why?" "Because, people will know." "Know what?" "About us." "So what if they know?" "It's better when it's a secret." "Why?" "So no one can take it from us.")"
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Nicole Krauss
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160 Quotes by Nicole Krauss
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If it weren't for her, there would never have been an empty space, or the need to fill it.
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It is impossible to distrust one's writing without awakening a deeper distrust in oneself.
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