Lorrie Moore Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. This is what happened in love. One of you cried a lot and then both of you grew sarcastic. Like Life

2. Back at home, days later, feel cranky and tired. Sit on the couch and tell him he's stupid. That you bet he doesn't know who Coriolanus is. That since you moved in you've noticed he rarely reads. He will give you a hurt, hungry-to-learn look, with his James Cagney eyes. He will try to kiss you. Turn your head. Feel suffocated. (from "How") Self-Help

3. She knew there were only small joys in life--the big ones were too complicated to be joys when you got all through--and once you realized that, it took a lot of the pressure off. Like Life

4. They had, finally, the only thing anyone really wants in life: someone to hold your hand when you die. Anagrams

5. This is what happened in love. One of you cried a lot and then both of you grew sarcastic. Like Life

6. Where does love go? When something you have taped on the wall falls off, what has happened to the stickum? It has relaxed. It has accumulated an assortment of hairs and fuzzies. It has said "Fuck it" and given up. It doesn't go anywhere special, it's just gone. Energy is created, and then it is destroyed. So much for the laws of physics. So much for chemistry. So much for not so much.