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"The very essence of romance is uncertainty."

"There was no romance about the mosquitos, however."

"If I call him back here," Cooper whispered in her ear, "will you crawl up my body again?"

"Consider what a romantic expedition you are on; take notes."

"The telephone, which interrupts the most serious conversations and cuts short the most weighty observations, has a romance of its own."

"The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime."
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"Two or three things I know for sure, and one is that I'd rather go naked than wear the coat the world has made for me."

"One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt."

"Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories by which we categorize and dismiss each other need to be excavated from the inside."

"I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But the kicker is you have a responsibility to make the characters large enough that you will not have sinned against them."
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