From my table inside I watch the glamorous women outside who are lunching on Spa Cobb salads without … - Ann Patchett

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Biography - a system in which the contradictions of a human life are unified.

Ann Patchett

From my table inside I watch the glamorous women outside who are lunching on Spa Cobb salads without blue cheese or dressing. The man with the bread basket wanders from table to table, lonesome as a cloud. When he comes to me his basket is full and perfectly arranged. He gives me a smile of sincere pleasure when I tell him I will take both the sourdough roll and the cheese stick.

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