They ate dinner in silence. Her husband did not look at her… - James Salter

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They ate dinner in silence. Her husband did not look at her. her face annoyed him, he did not know why. She could be good-looking but there were times when she was not. Her face was like a series of photographs, some of which ought to have been thrown away. Tonight it was like that.

James Salter

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James Salter (June 10, 1925 – June 19, 2015), was an American short story writer and novelist.

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Alternative Names: James Arnold Horowitz

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