Today Will Be Different
Maria Semple
My 7 highlights
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As everybody knows, being raised Catholic with half a brain means becoming an atheist.
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“I’m not a fan of jazz,” I said to Timby. “No woman is.” “You should
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People hadn’t stopped to watch, but they were certainly slowing down to judge.
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It wasn’t the end of Bucky that had Eleanor living in Technicolor. It was being a sister again. There was no relief deeper than being loved by the person who’d known you the longest.
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can’t believe you answered my e-mail,” he said. “I’d always assumed you’d rather forget me.” “Of course not,” I said with an insouciant wave that knocked my water into the dipping oil.
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Living too long in New York does that to a girl, gives her the false sense that the world is full of interesting people. Or at least people who are crazy in an interesting way.
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“So you’re on some kind of church kick?” I asked Joe. “It’s bigger than that,” he said. “It’s radical transformation.” Those are words no wife wants to hear.