Book

Mating

: A Novel

**A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK** In a sophisticated romp through the tribulations and joys of marriage and friendship, a group of college friends reunites two decades after graduation. After the sudden death of Douglas, once the r

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Norman Rush (2)

“Very good-looking people are as a rule more forgetful than the median. Their mothers start it and the world at large continues it, handing them things, picking things up for them, smoothing their vicinity out for them in every way. I on the other hand remember everything.”

— Norman Rush, amazon.com

Tagged: The Downfall Of Beauty, Allowing Beauty To Carry You Through Life, The Benefit Of Being Average

“For me love is like this: you're in one room or apartment which you think is fine, then you walk through a door and close it behind you and find yourself in the next apartment, which is even better, larger, more floorspace, a better view. You're happy there and then you go into the next apartment an…”

— Norman Rush, amazon.com

Tagged: What Love Really Is, The Concept Of Falling In Love, Love Like A Succession Of Rooms