In order to keep liking Nick (as opposed to loving him which was completely non-negotiable) Alice sometimes had to look — Carol Anshow
In order to keep liking Nick (as opposed to loving him which was completely non-negotiable) Alice sometimes had to look — Carol Anshow
In order to keep liking Nick (as opposed to loving him which was completely non-negotiable) Alice sometimes had to look — Carol Anshow
In order to keep liking Nick (as opposed to loving him which was completely non-negotiable) Alice sometimes had to look — Carol Anshow
In order to keep liking Nick (as opposed to loving him which was completely non-negotiable) Alice sometimes had to look — Carol Anshow
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In order to keep liking Nick (as opposed to loving him which was completely non-negotiable) Alice sometimes had to look at him obliquely or with her eyes half closed or through a pin hole on a piece of cardboard. Straight on would burn her retinas.

— Carol Anshow
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