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“It's difficult to explain, but I just somehow feel that I never really *have* lived; that I never really will live--exist or whatever--in the sense that other people do. It drives me crazy. I was terribly aware of it all those nights waiting for you in the Ritz bar looking around at what seemed to be real grown-up lives. I just find everybody else's life surrounded by plate glass. I mean I'd like to break through it just once and actually touch one.”

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Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy

Elaine Dundy (August 1, 1921 - May 1, 2008) was an American novelist known for her distinctive writing style and profound portrayal of female characters. more

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