Amy Bloom citations

“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”

“The past is a candle at great distance: too close to let you quit, too far to comfort you.”

“Everyone has two memories. The one you can tell and the one that is stuck to the underside of that, the dark, tarry smear of what happened.”

“Men do not know what they do not know, and women should not tell them.”

“I do not say what I feel, and people often take that for shyness, even kindness.”

“Marriage is not a ritual or an end. It is a long, intricate, intimate dance together and nothing matters more than your own sense of balance and your choice of partner.”

“You cannot fake effort; talent is great, but perseverance is necessary.”

“A blind man can see how much I love you”

“Some people are your family no matter when you find them, and some people are not, even if you are laid, still wet and crumpled, in their arms.”

“There is no such thing as a good writer and a bad liar.”

“I think the most important thing in the world is being brave. I'd rathe be brave than beautiful. Hell, I'd settle for acting brave.”

“they danced as though they'd been waiting all their lives for each song.”