"It would have been funny if I had……" — Sherwood Smith
"It would have been funny if I had been an observer and not a participant, an idea that gave me a disconcerting insight into gossip. As I walked beside the silent Tamara, I realized that despite how entertaining certain stories were, at the bottom of every item of gossip there was someone getting hurt."
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23 Quotes by Sherwood Smith
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They're safe,'' he said. "And you're not made of glass". He swept me up in his arms. I laughed. "And…
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So let me end with the wish that you find the same kind of happyiness, and laughter, and love, that…
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Finally someone takes me seriously enough to ask for my word of honor, and it’s a villain.
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The only noise now was the rain, pattering softly with the magnificent indifference of nature for the tangled passions of…
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Because you showed one face to all the rest of the world, and another to me.
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When in doubt, be ridiculous.
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Everyone is an idiot," I stated. "Except me.
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