“I wanted to hold happiness in reserve, like a bottle of champagne. I postponed it because I was afraid, because I overvalued it, and then I didn't want to use it up, because what do you wish for then?”

Curtis Sittenfeld

Curtis Sittenfeld - “I wanted to hold happiness in...” 1

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