The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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My ex-wife had joie de vivre of which I was quite envious. She said yes to everything whether it was good or not. Her simple acquiescence to life intrigued and frightened me. She naively let all kinds of ghouls and goblins in the door – the same door I entered. It all worked for a little while, her persistent yeses, my pragmatic noes, until it didn’t. Then on the night she said no, I said yes!
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