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1 " The worst of times in San Francisco was still better than the best of times anywhere else. There "
― Armistead Maupin , Significant Others (Tales of the City, #5)
2 " And this was what bothered him about owning a VCR. If that cowboy was yours for the taking—yours at the flip of a switch—what was to stop you from abandoning human contact altogether? He "
3 " In a burst of hideous insight, DeDe realized the depth of her commitment to this marriage. She had just traded adultery for a cheeseburger and an order of french fries. "
4 " All of life is maintenance, for heaven’s sake. That’s the pleasant part. Taking care of things. "
5 " There was something supremely sexy about a man who planned ahead like this, who wore his options like a tool belt, ready for any emergency. "
6 " I hate this. It seems like a Sunday afternoon.” “It is Sunday afternoon,” said Thack. “I know, but … I mean, like when you were a kid, when you knew that Monday was coming, and the clock was ticking away. Saturdays were perfect, because there was Sunday, which was sort of a buffer. But Sundays just got worse and worse.” Thack "