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“I suddenly wondered if he thought that I was powerless, and then I realized that I was powerless.”

Quote by Susanna Moore

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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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“Listen. I can be whatever you want me to be. It's what I do. It's what I'm good at. Just remember that. You want me to be your best friend and fuck you? No problem. You want me to romance you, take you to dinner and shit? No problem.”

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“It has been my experience that when two people talk about sex, sex in the abstract, if there is such a thing, it is a way of fucking before you get into bed, trying it out, seeing if it's going to work.”

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“I've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip the living shit out of it.”

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“The story made me smile and I wondered if it made me smile because I wanted him to like me.”

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“Like most people who are anecdotal, he told me nothing. He revealed nothing about himself. He talked a lot, but he only told me what he wanted me to know. Which wasn't much.”

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