Lisa Alther - People Quotes

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Dying was apparently a weaning process; all the attachments to familiar people and objects had to be undone.

Lisa Alther

Two people sat talking in a small room for several weeks, and things started happening. They began thinking about each other; one would dream about the other; they copied each other's mannerisms. What was it really all about? She liked to think she had a firm hold on the reins at all times, but the truth was that often she was just along for the ride.

Lisa Alther

That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along.

Lisa Alther