He was a humorist, and everyone knew the funny writers were the most serious sort under their skins.
Humor, Writing
You're making something new. Don't forget that when it starts to hurt.
Love, Art
Not everyone believed in marriage then. To marry was to say you believed in the future and in the past, too - that history and tradition and hope could stay knit together to hold you up.
Marriage, History
They had as good a shot at making it as anyone did, but what if marriage didn't solve anything and didn't save anyone even a little bit? What then?
Love, Marriage
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