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Kerry Cohen Quotes

I don’t want to be in pain anymore. I want to be done, to be left unburdened and naked, to tear the hurt off my body like layers of clothes. At the end of the trail I stop and bend forward, hands on my knees, to catch

I don’t want to be in pain anymore. I want to be done, to be left unburdened and naked, to tear the hurt off my body like layers of clothes. At the end of the trail I stop and bend forward, hands on my knees, to catch my breath. I’m not healed, but for this moment, I’m better.

Kerry Cohen
Hurt, Pain, Hands
Kerry Cohen (2008). “Loose Girl”, p.253, Random House

Not being able to live without someone is not love. It's need.

Kerry Cohen
Needs, Able
"Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity". Book by Kerry Cohen, 2008.

Being alone feels more honest.

Kerry Cohen
Honest, Feels
Kerry Cohen (2008). “Loose Girl”, p.291, Random House

As clichéd as it sounds, relationships between women do shape so much of our understandings of ourselves, starting with our mothers. I think all women can relate to the feeling of having merged with best friends. We begin to look alike, talk alike, even take on the same mannerisms. They are as close as family. We give a lot of attention to the heterosexual, nuclear family, but our friends determine as much, I bet, of who we are, how we feel, and how we behave.

Kerry Cohen
Mother, Thinking, Giving
Source: therumpus.net

I heard that the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else.

Kerry Cohen
Way, Heard, Get Over

Artist colonies are notorious for breaking up marriages and housing affairs.

Kerry Cohen
Artist, Affair, Notorious
Kerry Cohen (2008). “Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity”, p.236, Hachette UK

I often say we have a lot to learn from men regarding friendships. They tend to be less crazy about their friendships. They don't care if you don't call them back. They don't get hung up on who you're dating. I love men! But I also love women. There is richness in both types of friendships.

Kerry Cohen
Crazy, Men, Dating
Source: therumpus.net

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