“Parallel Lines’ first three singles—“Picture This,” “I’m Gonna Love You Too,” and “Hanging on the Telephone”—flopped in America, though they did chart in Australia, England, and other European countries. “In Europe, we’re selling really well—especially in Holland,” Stein said after the album’s release. “America’s a tougher nut to crack, even though that’s where we come from."”
“Kyung spends all of Tuesday morning cleaning out the guest room. He washes the sheets and blankets, dusts the furniture, and empties the closets and drawers, which are filled with baby clothes and books.”
“Beauvoir had a kind of genius for being amazed by the world and by herself; all her life she remained a virtuoso marveller at things. As she said in her memoirs, this was the origin of fiction-writing: it began at those times when ‘reality should no longer be taken for granted.’”
