I began drinking because the thought that I was drinking gave me a kind of identity: each time I poured myself a brandy in the deserted afternoon I could say to myself 'I am a woman who drinks.

Penelope Mortimer
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  1. Can't you see? Before you knew the truth, we were happy. What's the god in ferreting out the truth all that time? It's always unpleasant."" Is it only lies that are Pleasant?""Usually. That's why people tell them. To make life bearable.

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