Curtis Sittenfeld

But while I was in their city, it just seemed like such a mistake that I had ever left home, such an error in judgment in all our parts.

Hardly ever did it matter if you brushed your hair before driving to the grocery store, rarely did you work in an office where you cared what more than two or three people thought of you. At Ault, caring about everything was draining, but it was also exhilarating.

I forgot, over and over, that the fact of my wanting something wasn’t enough to make it happen.