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Marriage?IthoughtIwasmarriedtomybooks.TheonlythingIthoughtIcouldcarefordeeplywasacorrectlyconstructedsentence.Thesubject,predicate,adverbialclause,eachinitsproperplace,andthenyou...Yousee,Ix27;vehadratheracuriouslife.IgraduatedfromPrincetonwhenIwas13.IrecitedTyger,TygerBurningBrightwhenIwasayearold.BeforeIwastwo,Icouldreadfluently.Peoplelikethatjust,well...Yousee,dustjustpilesupontheirhearts.Andittookyoutoblowitaway.----Yes,Ilovehim.Ilovethosehickshirtshewearswiththeboiledcuffs.Andthewayhealwayshashisvestbuttonedwrong.LookslikeagiraffeandIlovehim.Ilovehimbecausehex27;sthekindofaguythatgetsdrunkonaglassofbuttermilk.AndIlovethewayheblushesrightupoverhisears.Ilovehimbecausehedoesnx27;tknowhowtokiss,thejerk.----Ix27;mamaninlove.Itx27;sthefirsttimeinmylife.Iwanttotakeherinmyarms.IthoughtbecauseIwasyoung.Ihadself-controlbutthatx27;snottrue.Ithinkofhereverywakingmoment.Why,ifthismarriagehadbeendelayed,Imean,shouldhavebeendelayed.Imean,shouldbe...Listentothat.Oddly,Idonx27;tknowmytensesanymore.Ix27;vegonegoofy,completelygoofy,bim-buggy,slap-happy.———YoumustgetmeoutofyourmindjustasImustgetyououtofthishouse.————Alittlesunonmyhairandyouhadtowateryourneck.————Afteryoux27;vedeclaredyourfeelings,itx27;stheonlylogicalsteptotake——————quot;Look,howthisringencompasseththyfinger.Evensothybreastenclosethmypoorheart.Wearbothofthem,forbothofthemarethine.quot;