395 Quotes by Lorrie Moore

I don’t think of any sentence as a “one-liner”, but I do pay attention to how people actually speak when they are being funny. Rhythm is key.

Imagine a wife and a mistress sharing the same toothbrush forever and ever, never knowing.

All the world’s a stage we’re going through.

I said nothing. If she wasn’t careful, everyone would rush out of her life, life out of a burning building.

He calls you occasionally at the office to ask how you are. You doodle numbers and curlicues on the corners of Rolodex cards. Fiddle with your Phi Beta Kappa key. Stare out the window. You always, always, say: “Fine.

A DARK MATTER is a page-turning thriller of every sort: psychological, sociological, epistemological. Plus, it’s really scary.

If I retain any freshness of approach, it’s by going slowly having long intervals between finished projects.

When they slept together, she almost cried. He was a kisser, and he kissed and kissed. It seemed the kindest thing that had ever happened to her. He kissed and whispered and brought her a large glass of water when she asked for one.

A veteran of the gender wars.