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"A Gate at the Stairs" Quotes
"A Gate at the Stairs" by Lorrie Moore explores the life of a college student who becomes a nanny for an enigmatic couple, navigating themes of race, identity, and post-9/11 America.
Quotes
We are always abandoning something, leaving one thing behind while reaching for something else.
Every love story is a potential grief story.
In a world of diminishing mystery, the unknown persists.
To live in the moment is the most important thing.
People are like birds—they need to fly free.
Everything is happening all the time, but if you close your eyes, you might miss it.
The heart is a muscle and it wants to expand.
People change; they grow, they depart, they come back.
A moment is all it takes for the world to shift.
Do not be afraid of your own insight.
