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“I got out of the elevator and confronted Mr. Wexler. Killing is wrong. We kill chickens, Mr. Wexler said. We kill cows. We kill trees. So big deal, we kill some drug dealers.It was hard to argue wi...”
“Thats how you tell what a mans really made of. Its one thing for a man to be big and brave and kill a spider. Any man could do that. Trailin after a woman when shes shopping for thongs and push-up ...”
“I wasnt sure anymore what made a good marriage. There had to be love, of course, but there were so many different kinds of love. And clearly, some love was more enduring than others.”
“My Spanish is limited to burrito and taco,”
“Cripes, I cant keep up on this political correct shit. I dont even know what to call myself. One minute Im black. Then Im African American. Then Im a person of color. Who the hell makes these rules...”
“Cooking wasnt so bad, I thought. In fact, it was a lot like sex. Sometimes it didnt seem like such a good idea in the beginning, but then after you got into it ”
“When something needs to be ironed I put it in the ironing basket. If a year goes by and the item is still in the basket I throw the item away. This is a good system since eventually I end up only w...”
“Dukes warm pink lips brushed his gently at first and then more firmly. He held the kiss for a long, breathless moment before pulling back a fraction of an inch. Whos a fag now? His deep voice was l...”
“Tastykakes are just another of the many advantages of living in Jersey. Theyre made in Philly and shipped to Trenton in all their fresh squishiness. I read once that 439,000 Butterscotch Krimpets a...”
“In my fathers scheme of things, there were Italians and then there was the rest of the world.”
“I have learned that real angels don't have gossamer white robes and Cherubic skin, they have calloused hands and smell of the days' sweat.”
“The conscience is a communal organa way of knowing that we do with others formed always in reference to others.”
“We walk on the ground and give sparse recognition to the mud that will be the eternal homes for the bodies that we praise so much. Ground might not worth much but it holds billions of history and s...”
“Everyone wants a Christmas tree. If you had a Christmas tree Santa would bring you stuff! Like hair curlers and slut shoes.”
“Christmas, my child, is love in action.”
“The universe is a trillion, trillion threads moving in seemingly unrelated directions. Yet when you look at them together, they create a remarkable tapestry.”
“Have a drink, Coughffles. Stop it with the names! I laughed and coughed.”
“He disowned me, I murmured. Kicked me out and told me to come back when I changed my choice.He seriously used those words? That it was a choice?I nodded. You cant change it. Your sexuality is like ...”
“Ouch. What is that?Water, you wimp. Humor colored his tone and when I looked up, he was smirking again, but this time it was different. He was beaming, radiatinglike he used to.”
“From the baking aisle to the post office line to the wrapping paper bin in the attic, women populate every dark corner of Christmas. Who got up at 4 a.m. to put the ham in the oven? A woman. . . . ...”
