We read books, talked books, argued over books and became dearer and dearer to one another.
Mary Ann ShafferI don't want to be married just to be married. I can't think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can't talk to, or worse, someone I can't be silent with.
Mary Ann ShafferPeople don't know how chickens can turn on you, but they can -- just like mad dogs.
Mary Ann ShafferWhat on earth did you say to Isola? She stopped in on her way to pick up Pride and Prejudice and to berate me for never telling her about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Why hadn't she known there were better love stories around? Stories not riddled with ill-adjusted men, anguish, death and graveyards!
Mary Ann Shaffer