It was true. Men could be with whomever they pleased. But women had to date better, kinder, richer, and bright, bright, bright, or else people got embarrassed.

Lorrie Moore
Some Similar Quotes
  1. When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable. - Jess C. Scott

  2. I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because... - Lisa Kleypas

  3. I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you. I knew this was going to happen. So I’m not blaming you for falling in love with another woman. I’m not angry, either. I should be, but... - Haruki Murakami

  4. A guy and a girl can be just friends, but at one point or another, they will fall for each other... Maybe temporarily, maybe at the wrong time, maybe too late, or maybe forever - Dave Matthews Band

  5. For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home. - Stephanie Perkins

More Quotes By Lorrie Moore
  1. This is what happened in love. One of you cried a lot and then both of you grew sarcastic.

  2. They had, finally, the only thing anyone really wants in life: someone to hold your hand when you die.

  3. She knew there were only small joys in life--the big ones were too complicated to be joys when you got all through--and once you realized that, it took a lot of the pressure off.

  4. A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.

  5. I don’t go back and look at my early work, because the last time I did, many years ago, it left me cringing. If one publishes, then one is creating a public record of Learning to Write.

Related Topics