Pleasantness was the machismo of the Midwest. There was something athletic about it. You flexed your face into a smile and let it hover there like the dare of a cat.
Lorrie MooreEvery arrangement in life carried with it the sadness, the sentimental shadow, of its not being something else, but only itself.
Lorrie MooreThis was my modest dream come true: unambitious flight. The kind that never even got high enough for a view.
Lorrie MooreI just don't want you to feel uncomfortable about this," he says. Say: "Hey. I am a very cool person. I am tough." Show him your bicep.
Lorrie MooreIf you look at most womens writing, women writers will describe women differently from the way male writers describe women. The details that go into a woman writers description of a female character are, perhaps, a little more judgmental. Theyre looking for certain things, because they know what women do to look a certain way.
Lorrie Moore