Dads are the appendix of humanity. They should just be taken out before they start causing problems.

—Nick Burd in The Vast Fields of Ordinary

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About Nick Burd

Nick Burd (born April 17, 1980) is an American novelist.

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Its hard to show people everything, you know? You never know what they'll do with it once they have it.

—Nick Burd in The Vast Fields of Ordinary

I think some love you can stand to let go of because it's ultimately for the best, but other types you have to stick with until the day you die even when it's hard.

—Nick Burd in The Vast Fields of Ordinary

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Everyone has their own problems. Some of them are awful and tragic, and if you knew what they were, you'd be grateful for the ones you have.

—Karen Kilgariff in Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered

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Some people don't like being happy. They're much more comfortable when they have a problem.

—Elin Hilderbrand in The Beach Club

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Don't think about the problems. Think about the possibilities. This could be the beginning of something amazing.

—Barbara Freethy in Golden Lies

I know of no woman—virgin, mother, lesbian, married, celibate, whether she earns her keep as a housewife, a cocktail waitress, or a scanner of brain waves—for whom the body is not a fundamental problem: its clouded meanings, its fertility, its desire, its so-called frigidity, its bloody speech, its silences, its changes and mutilations, its rapes and ripenings.

—Adrienne Rich

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I hate to admit this, but some days hearing about other people's problems actually cheers me up.

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips in The Great Escape

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