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The spark for a relationship might come for free—a look, a word. But the fuel to keep it going would always be expensive. Money might not buy happiness, but the lack of money could buy endless unhappiness for any two people.

— Kenn Kaufman Kingbird Highway (1997)

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But I should have known—when the gods seem to smile, they may in fact be laughing.

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They were good-looking, too—not in the plastic Hollywood sense, but with the healthy good looks of active young women who spend time outdoors.

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You had to make the effort to have the luck.

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The whole thing might have been erected by a demented billionaire—which it was, I reflected, since it had been built by the U.S. government.

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We were talking about the insulation of human experience. We live enclosed in artificial structures with controlled climates, synthetic food, and purified water. No wonder our glimpses of the real world come as a shock.

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