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“Only a sister, an alternative self, could inspire such a sordid mix of disgust and envy.”

Sisters Sibling Rivalry Sibling Relationships

Book:The Old Drift

Source: The Old Drift

“All afternoon, all evening, I lay on the couch, wrapped inside a quilt of sitcoms, the same commercials stitching them together.”

Television Depression Alone Aloneness Alone But Not Lonely Cosy Lethargic

Book:The Furrows

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“Ding. The cabin lights came on...The flight attendants paced the aisles like antic tightrope walkers, with fixed smiles and mussed make-up. They were done with coddling. They snatched Naila's blankets and demanded her headset, they claimed her rubbish and chastised her tilted seat.”

Flights Flight Attendants

Book:The Old Drift

Source: The Old Drift

“Evolution forged the entirety of life using only one tool: the mistake...”

Evolution Biology Adaptation Genetics Mutation Genetic Mutation

Book:The Old Drift

Source: The Old Drift

“Their marriage had ceased to be conjugal; his body did not conjugate hers; there was no grammar between them.”

Sex Marriage Grammar Conjugal Conjugate

Book:The Old Drift

Source: The Old Drift