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xiphias ([personal profile] xiphias) wrote2003-07-31 07:57 am
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Conversations over breakfast

"So, about that argument we had last night. . . "
"Yes?"
"Is there anything else you want to say about it, or can we just pretend it never happened?"
"I'm okay pretending it never happened."
"Oh, good. Self-delusion is one of the most important components to a happy marriage."

[identity profile] supergee.livejournal.com 2003-07-31 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
I'll have to remember that if I ever get around to writing Denial: Your Road to Peace of Mind.

[identity profile] papersky.livejournal.com 2003-07-31 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
My dragon novel ends with "We shall leave them to take comfort in the refuge of gentle hypocrisy".

[identity profile] ex-serenejo.livejournal.com 2003-07-31 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
Mmmm, delicious.

[identity profile] supergee.livejournal.com 2003-07-31 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
It has comforted so many.

[identity profile] nolly.livejournal.com 2003-07-31 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
See also "A Meaningful Dialogue" on The Flash Girls' Play Each Morning, Wild Queen. Words and music by Neil Gaiman.