He wondered how we know that what happens to us isn't good. ✨ Amy Hemp…

Amy Hempel
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He wondered how we know that what happens to us isn't good. ✨ Amy Hempel, Rick Moody (2007). The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel, p.74, Simon and Schuster
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It is possible to imagine a person so entirely that the image resists attempts to dislodge it. ✨ Amy Hempel (2006). The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel, p.378, Simon and Schuster
Look at me. My concerns-are they spiritual, do you think, or carnal? Come on. We've read our Shakespeare. ✨ Amy Hempel, Rick Moody (2007). The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel, p.275, Simon and Schust … ▶

He wondered how we know that what happens to us isn't good. ✨ Amy Hempel, Rick Moody (2007). The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel, p.74, Simon and Schuster

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