And then I did what I had never done in his presence, much less in his arms. I cried.
Erich SegalI mean, imagine for a second Olivero Barretto, some nice Italian kid from down the block in Cranston, Rhode Island. He comes to see Mr. Cavilleri, a wage-earning pastry chef of that city, and says, "I would like to marry your only daughter, Jennifer." What would the old man's first question be? (He would not question Barretto's love, since to know Jenny is to love Jenny; it's a universal truth). No, Mr. Cavilleri would say something like, "Barretto, how are you going to support her?
Erich SegalTag: marriage-proposal father-in-law
I think the Peace Corps is a fine thing, don't you?" he said.
"Well," I replied, "it's certainly better than War Corps.
What term do you employ when you speak of your progenitor?"
I answered with the term I'd always wanted to employ.
"Sonovabitch."
"To his face?" she asked.
"I never see his face."
"He wears a mask?"
"In a way, yes. Of stone. Of absolute stone.
True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights.If you hear bells, get your ears checked.
Erich SegalThe pain of not knowing what to do was exceeded only by that of knowing what I had done.
Erich SegalPlease, if one of us cries, let both of us cry. But preferably neither of us.
Erich SegalTag: cry
I was afraid of being rejected, yes. I was also afraid of being accepted for the wrong reasons.
Erich SegalTag: reason afraid accept reject
The ‘equilibrium’ that people see in me is really an illusion. I am as flawed as anyone. It’s only that I seem to have the knack of hiding.
Erich Segalalthough science could pinpoint the exact spot in the brain that ignites rage, they had yet to identify the location that produces love.
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