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“They stopped talking the moment they saw me, as if they were speaking some language I couldn't even begin to understand. And they probably were.”

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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“I don't want to go home," he said, as if he were telling the truth at last. I wondered in sudden detachment if I would at last find out what it was that he wanted from me.”

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

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“Do you want to come in?" I asked, surprised at myself. "No," he said. I realized that I wanted him to come inside. Which surprised me even more.”

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“I said nothing, fearful that he would stop.”

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“It was not something a woman would do, lay money on a bar like that. I am very interested in the ways that men are different from women.”

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“You got to get out when it's no fun anymore. You'll know when it's over the day it's no fun anymore. You know what I'm saying?”

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“She don't want you around all fucking day. Many women that I know take you home, you make love, it's all over, you get up, you can see the relief on their faces: Not only does he fuck me well, he leaves.”

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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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