After I’d told her – the mall, the taxi, Cross stroking my hair – she said, ‘Did he kiss you?’ ‘John and Martin totally would have seen that,’ I said, and as I felt myself implying the circumstances had prevented our kissing, I thought maybe this was why you told stories to other people – for how their possibilities enlarged in the retelling.
Curtis SittenfeldWhen you are a high school girl, there is nothing more miraculous than a high school boy.
Curtis SittenfeldI always worried someone would notice me, and then when no one did, I felt lonely.
Curtis SittenfeldOf course a magazine is usually more interesting than a conversation, because so much more time and preparation has gone into it.
Curtis Sittenfeld