Alexis M. Smith Quotes

The woman seems ready to be pleased with the world.

Alexis M. Smith

We do not last, she thinks. In the end, only the stories survive.

Alexis M. Smith

When I let go of my own work, my own priorities, I lost the qualities he had been attracted to in the first place. That's how he put it. He loved the woman I was before I was in love with him.

Alexis M. Smith

He went on, but I tuned him out. I made eye contact and nodded occasionally, but I didn’t hear what he was saying. I had heard it all before. Even men who should’ve known better–overeducated progressive types who probably considered themselves feminists–had no compunction explaining things to me.

Alexis M. Smith

A fire needs three things: a dry bed, fuel, and room to breathe.

Alexis M. Smith

A fire needs three things: a dry bed, fuel, and room to breathe.

Alexis M. Smith