Renata Adler Quotes

My dislike has no consequences. It accrues only in my mind—like preserves on a shelf or guns zeroing in, and never firing.

Renata Adler

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• Dislike
• Preserves
• Firing

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• My dislike has no consequences. It accrues only in my mind—like preserves on a shelf or guns zeroing in, and never firing.

  

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  • Mind
  • Consequences
  • Guns