The reunion, she decided, was an unnecessary and stressful complication to life. We did not need to reheat cold dishes from the past.
Alexander McCall Smith
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In "At the Reunion Buffet" by Alexander McCall Smith, the protagonist reflects on the idea of attending a reunion and comes to the conclusion that it might not be worth the trouble. She views the reunion as an extra source of stress that complicates her life unnecessarily and believes it's better to leave the past behind rather than revisit it. The phrase "we did not need to reheat cold dishes from...

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. . . for most of us there was a central, unavoidable problem- the world was populated by people who were unlike us . That explained so many wars- particularly religious ones; that explained persecutions and injustices; that explained simple everyday irritation with one's fellow man: They were just not like us.
Alexander McCall Smith At the Reunion Buffet
. . . for most of us there was a central, unavoidable problem- the world was populated by people who were unlike us . That explained so many wars- particularly religious ones; that explained persecutions and injustices; that explained simple everyday irritation with one's fellow man: They were just not like us.
…reunions, she felt, were not much more than a scratching at the vague itch of memory. And like scratching, they rarely helped-indeed, scratching often made matters worse, as any dermatologist would tell you.
Alexander McCall Smith At the Reunion Buffet
…reunions, she felt, were not much more than a scratching at the vague itch of memory. And like scratching, they rarely helped-indeed, scratching often made matters worse, as any dermatologist would tell you.
The reunion, she decided, was an unnecessary and stressful complication to life. We did not need to reheat cold dishes from the past.
Alexander McCall Smith At the Reunion Buffet
The reunion, she decided, was an unnecessary and stressful complication to life. We did not need to reheat cold dishes from the past.
…there is faith and faith. One form of faith is actual practice-the rituals and so on-the other form of faith involves actually believing in it.
Alexander McCall Smith At the Reunion Buffet
…there is faith and faith. One form of faith is actual practice-the rituals and so on-the other form of faith involves actually believing in it.
…the world was a vale of tears-it always had been.
Alexander McCall Smith At the Reunion Buffet
…the world was a vale of tears-it always had been.
Tolerance was like one of those soothing creams-it drew out inflammation, it did away with the pain.
Alexander McCall Smith At the Reunion Buffet
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…reunions, she felt, were not much more than a scratching at the vague itch of memory. And like scratching, they rarely helped-indeed, scratching often made matters worse, as any dermatologist would tell you.
Alexander McCall Smith At the Reunion Buffet
…reunions, she felt, were not much more than a scratching at the vague itch of memory. And like scratching, they rarely helped-indeed, scratching often made matters worse, as any dermatologist would tell you.
The reunion, she decided, was an unnecessary and stressful complication to life. We did not need to reheat cold dishes from the past.
Alexander McCall Smith At the Reunion Buffet
The reunion, she decided, was an unnecessary and stressful complication to life. We did not need to reheat cold dishes from the past.
Class reunions were about curiosity; about satisfaction at the avoidance of the mistakes of one's contemporaries, now revealed in their emerging life histories; about reflecting on the ravages-and injustices-of time; and of realizing, perhaps, how strange and random are the twists and turns of fate.
Alexander McCall Smith At the Reunion Buffet
Class reunions were about curiosity; about satisfaction at the avoidance of the mistakes of one's contemporaries, now revealed in their emerging life histories; about reflecting on the ravages-and injustices-of time; and of realizing, perhaps, how strange and random are the twists and turns of fate.
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