I exaggerated even before I began to exaggerate, because it's true — nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be.


The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2007) - ISBN: 9780743291637


I exaggerated even before I began to exaggerate, because it's true — nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be.

I exaggerated even before I began to exaggerate, because it's true — nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be.

I exaggerated even before I began to exaggerate, because it's true — nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be.

I exaggerated even before I began to exaggerate, because it's true — nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be.