Quotes by : Lydia Davis

There seemed to be three choices: to give up trying to love anyone, to stop being selfish, or to learn....

The fact that he does not tell me the truth all the time makes me not sure of his truth at certain times,....

...as long as I felt I had to take some action, I was anguished, and when I gave up all responsibility....

Art is not in some far-off place.

She knows she is in Chicago. But she does not yet realize that she is in Illinois.

It is the lowered head that makes her seem less noble than, say, a horse, or a deer surprised in the....

As long as everything stayed the same, it seemed possible for him to come back. As long as everything....

I can talk for a long time only when it's about something boring.

What was happening to them was that every bad time produced a bad feeling that in turn produced several....

No one is calling me. I can’t check the answering machine because I have been here all this time. If....