Happiness was for boneheads, a dumb fog you sank into. Pain, low-level and constant, was a vigil you kept. The vigil had something to do with looking out for your own death, and with living in some constant state of watchful despair.
-Mary Karr
The Liar's Club was a good read although not uplifting. Now I'm onto Anne Patchett, which I am simply enjoying for its pure entertainment value.
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