I Don't Want To Get Hung Up

I Was Always An Outsider, Always Standing Outside, Observing And Trying To Figure Things Out. Which Is Exactly What You Need To Do As A Writer, I Suppose.

I Don't Want To Get Hung Up On What 'people,' That Nebulous Mass, Think About Me. That's The Way To Unhappiness, I Think.

She Touched His Hand For The Last Time. "oh, Karim, That We Have Already Done. But Always There Was A Problem Between Us. How Can I Explain? I Wasn't Me, And You Weren't You. From The Very Beginning To The Very End, We Didn't See Things. What We Did--we Made Each Other Up." P. 382

The Thing About Getting Older Is That You Don't Need Everything To Be Possible Any More, You Just Need Things To Be Certain.

I Like Beryl Bainbridge A Great Deal, And She Is A Writer Who Absolutely Demands To Be Read A Second, Third, And Fourth Time. I Admire Her Great Courage In Leaving So Much Unsaid And Asking The Reader To Really Engage Her Brain.