Do you write novels?" I said." Novels, Lord no, " she said. "I can't even stay married.

Pam Houston
Do you write novels?
Do you write novels?
Do you write novels?
Do you write novels?
About This Quote

The above quote is particularly poignant. It expresses the utter pointlessness of marriage. The speaker is saying that her relationship with her husband is so awful that she feels she can never write a novel about it because it would be terrible to compare it to the quality of her writing. We should note that the word “stay” here is used in the past tense (she can’t stay married). The speaker has already left her marriage, which means that whatever misery she describes is past and gone, not present anymore.

Source: Waltzing The Cat

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