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“Pauline, who claims completely disingenuously to fuck only married men because she prefers to be alone on the holidays . . .”

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Susanna Moore is an American author born on December 9, 1945. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound portrayal of female characters. more

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“It upsets her that I do not have a boyfriend. She claims to understand why she does not have one, but she thinks it is preposterous that I don't. Both my clothes and my solitary life being instances of my unwillingness to seek romance.”

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“I don't want a boyfriend," I said. "I don't even want any more friends." "What about a fuck?" "That would be fine.”

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“Unlike myself, she has the accident of style rather than the intention.”

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“Her sexual swagger is only the convention of a woman who suspects that there is little hope for happiness with a man, and who hedges her bet by pretending that she is grateful to be alone.”

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“You know," she said dreamily, "I can remember every man I ever fucked by the way he liked to do it. Not the way I liked to do it.”

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“Hey, babe," I said. "Love hurts.”

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“I was corrupted in other ways. I was led to believe that intelligence made a difference.”

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“I wondered if, in some way that I did not understand, he was using that knowledge to presume an intimacy between us, as if we shared a secret that was exciting because it was dangerous to both of us.”

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“I heard the sound of footsteps behind me, beneath the distant swish-sound of the trucks. I looked over my shoulder. There was no one there. Which frightened me. Because I could hear him.”

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“Journalism, to me, is just another drug – a free ride to scenes I'd probably miss if I stayed straight. But I'm neither a chemist nor an editor; all I do is take the pill or the assignment and see what happens. Now and then I get a bad trip, but experience has made me more careful about what I buy... so if you have a good pill I'm open; I'll try almost anything that hasn't bitten me in the past.”

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Book:Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist - The Gonzo Letters, Volume II, 1968-1976

Source: Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist - The Gonzo Letters, Volume II, 1968-1976