Elizabeth StroutThis is not the story of my marriage. I cannot tell that story: I cannot take hold of, or lay out for anyone, the many swamps and grasses and pockets of fresh air and dank air that have gone over us.
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This is not the story of my marriage. I cannot tell that story: I cannot take hold of, or lay out for anyone, the many swamps and grasses and pockets of fresh air and dank air that have gone over us.” This quote is written by an author who has been married for decades. She finds it easier to write about her life than her own marriage. The reason she finds it difficult to write about her own marriage is because the many swamps and grasses and pockets of fresh air and dank air that have gone over them were too much for her to put into words. She finds it easier to share how she feels about her husband than how they feel about each other.
Source: My Name Is Lucy Barton
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