Lydia Davis Quotes

Before I Knew My Dear Milena, I Thought Life Itself Was Unbearable. Then She Came Into My Life And Showed Me That That Was Not So. True, Our First Meeting Was Not Auspicious, For Her Mother Answered The Door, And What A Strong Forehead The Woman Had, With An Inscription On It Which Read: "I Am Dead, And I Despise Anyone Who Is Not." Milena Seemed Pleased That I Had Come, But Much More Pleased When I Left. That Day, I Happened To Look At A Map Of The City. For A Moment It Seemed Incomprehensible To Me That Anyone Would Build A Whole City When All That Is Needed Was A Room For Her.

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