"He seemed genuinely surprised"

"He seemed genuinely surprised" - The Years of My Birth by Louise Erdrich

"I have always tried to avoid pain"

"I have always tried to avoid pain" - The Years of My Birth by Louise Erdrich

"That was the only beautiful thing I ever had"

"That was the only beautiful thing I ever had" - The Years of My Birth by Louise Erdrich

"He said the sweetest things to me"

"He said the sweetest things to me" - The Fat Man's Race by Louise Erdrich

"Only the last part was true"

"Only the last part was true" - The Fat Man's Race by Louise Erdrich