I often think that at the center of me is a voice that at last did split, a house in my heart so invaded with other people and their speech, friends I believed I was devoted to, people whose lives I can simply guess at now, that it gives me the impression I am simply a collection of them, that they all existed for themselves, but had inadvertently formed me, then vanished. But, what: Should I have been expected to create my own self, out of nothing, out of thin, thin air and alone?
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Lorrie Moore was a contemporary American fiction writer. Lorrie Moore is an American writer, critic, and essayist. She is best known for her short stories, some of which have won major awards. Read more on Wikipedia →