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He knew nothing, Ben, but he couldn't help it. He had known no heartache, had excelled in school, gone straight to medical school. He knew work and reward, work and reward, nothing complicated, nothing tragic. A piece of her floated away from him that night, or had been floating for a while, but sh…

The money helped. She signed a lease on an apartment in Harlem with two friends and once there, spent the summer applying for internships and entry-level jobs. She bought some cute interview clothes, shoes made of supple leather that molded to her feet. She procured a summer internship with a liter…

[...] That turn really did take place between Strong Motion and The Corrections. There was plenty of domestic stuff in the first two books, but the idea that the [domestic] dramas could carry the main weight of the story was a liberating discovery. I did not have to resort to elaborate superstr…

[...] Cryptic notes in the margins of a grocery list: Consider a change. Remember to leave. The words "don't forget" crossed out. Affirmations tucked in a drawer in the bathroom with the old pregnancy tests and Vaseline: You are worthwhile. It makes you blush to find them but she's not trying t…

Tell your family. Use the word temporary. [...] Your grandfather will tell you that nannying is for foreigners and retards.