Men hear what they like and invent the rest.

Paula McLain


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He lit another cigarette and inhaled deeply, the tip flaring an angry red. “Isn’t love a beautiful goddamn liar?

Paula McLain


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They had as good a shot at making it as anyone did, but what if marriage didn't solve anything and didn't save anyone even a little bit? What then?

Paula McLain

Stichwörter: love marriage saving



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It was as if we'd pressed ourselves together until his bones passed through mine and we were the same person, ever so briefly.

Paula McLain

Stichwörter: love the-paris-wife



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I also liked to look around at the houses surrounding the park and wonder about the people who filled them, what kinds of marriages they had and how they loved or hurt each other on any given day, and if they were happy, and whether they thought happiness was a sustainable thing.

Paula McLain


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You make your life with someone and you love that person and you think it's enough. But it's never enough, is it?

Paula McLain


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The way I see it, how can you really say you'll love a person longer than love lasts?

Paula McLain


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I have so many schemes about writing – so much I want to see and feel and do.

Paula McLain


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He takes her hand and they leave. There's a taxi outside and they go to her room without saying anything. Behind the door, she unties the dress, and then reaches for his belt. He pushes her hands away. He'll do it all himself, though his right hand is bleeding. He sits on a small wooden chair and pulls her down on top of him and feels how rough and silky she is straddling him. He is the one moving her, as if she's a doll, and he knows it has to be this way because it makes him feel that he won't die, at least for tonight.

Paula McLain


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It's important to test your nerve occasionally,' she said. 'It keeps you young.

Paula McLain


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