When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. That's the way I remember them, heading for an exit. (John Cheever)

When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. That's the way I remember them, heading for an exit.

John Cheever

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