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181 " She always forgot how pain was so upsetting. Cruel. It hurt your feelings. You just wanted it to stop, please, right now. "
― Liane Moriarty , What Alice Forgot
182 " When he’s not being a psychotic monster,” said Dominick. "
183 " She was busy thinking about the concept of forgiveness. It was such a lovely, generous idea when it wasn’t linked to something awful that needed forgiving. "
184 " squidgiest fraction "
185 " There were breakfasts when Nick was away for work. She ate her toast in bed when he was away, relishing the romantic pain of missing him, as if he were a sailor or soldier. It was like enjoying feeling hungry when you knew you'd be having a huge dinner. "
186 " It was as though he had an amazing skill, like playing a complicated musical instrument, that Alice could never hope to master. "
187 " when she was in the bath (not too hot—so many rules). "
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189 " She has become so irritatingly optimistic ever since she took up salsa dancing. "
190 " like a kid "
191 " I like worrying. I come from a long line of worriers. It's in my blood. "
192 " She’d been so cozy in the cocoon of their relationship. She assumed she got to stay there forever. "
193 " Now we're not talking. I haven't seen him since. But I know when he comes back, we won't talk. Or if we do, we'll talk very, very politely and coldly--which is the same as not talking. "
194 " There just wasn’t enough time in 2008. It had become a limited resource. Back in 1998, the days were so much more spacious. When she woke up in the morning, the day rolled out in front of her like a long hallway for her to meander down, free to linger over the best parts. Days were so stingy now. Mean slivers of time. They flew by like speeding cars. Whoosh! "
195 " She always forgot how pain was so upsetting. Cruel. It hurt your feelings. You just wanted it to stop, please, right now. Epidurals were the way to go. One epidural for my headache, please. Thank you. "
196 " worse. She wanted to "
197 " Sometimes they purposely asked people over just to give themselves the incentive to clean up in a frantic rush before they arrived. But "
198 " Now it seemed like she could twist the lens on her life and see it from two entirely different perspectives. The perspective of her younger self. Her younger, sillier, innocent self. And her older, wiser, more cynical and sensible self. And "
199 " They were sitting on the couch chatting politely with me, not touching, or so it seemed, except that I happened to glance down and I saw that their hands were lying next to each other on the couch, and that Nick was caressing Alice’s little finger with his own. I remember being shocked by a feeling of pure envy. I wanted to be Alice, young and lovely, feeling the secret caress of a handsome boy’s fingertip. "
200 " the way he could walk straight into a party full of people they didn’t know and stick his hand out to a stranger and say, “I’m Nick. This is my wife, Alice.” It was as though he had an amazing skill, like playing a complicated musical instrument, that Alice could never hope to master. "