Quotes by : Frederick Barthelme

Like most marriages, ours eventually wore down all the cartilage. We were a hip needing replacement.....

But if someone had slowed him down, just slightly interrupted his course, maybe he could have gotten....

I lay on the bed and shut my eyes, thinking that nobody really likes marriage, that it's a flawed arrangement,....

I remember loving pencils. I was fond of paper. I loved the small of textbooks. I loved the way the light....

There is a feeling of disbelief that comes over you, that takes over, and you kind of go through the....

What had been quiet and restful was now silent and empty.