I realized that I sat in an empty bar in filthy, wet clothes with a drippy nose, probably red-rimmed eyes, and the most I could say I’d accomplished was that I was now congested. Oh, and one of the handsomest, nicest men I’d ever met cradled my face in warm, caressing hands with soft, sympathy in his brown eyes. Kathy Bryson
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In this quote, Amy Tan captures the drama of love through one of the most beautiful descriptions in all of literature. She depicts the scene from the perspective of a woman who is suddenly thrown into a situation where she is suddenly thrown into a situation where she is suddenly thrown into a situation where she is suddenly thrown into a situation where she is suddenly thrown into a situation where she is suddenly thrown into a situation where she is suddenly thrown into a situation where she is suddenly thrown into a situation where she is suddenly thrown into a situation where she is suddenly thrown into a situation where she is suddenly thrown into a…

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