. . . you found you were saying yes when you meant no, and “We’ve got to be … - Richard Yates

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The Sahara was a spectacle as alive as the sea. The tints of the dunes changed according to the time of day and the angle of the light: golden as apricots from far off, when we drove close to them they turned to freshly made butter; behind us they grew pink; from sand to rock, the materials of which the desert was made varied as much as its tints.

Richard Yates

. . . you found you were saying yes when you meant no, and “We’ve got to be together in this thing” when you meant the very opposite. . . and then you were face to face, in total darkness, with the knowledge that you didn’t know who you were. And how could anyone else be blamed for that?

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