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“GIRL'S STORY #7: THE HARD-TO-PLEASE MOMMA
Momma, I got a B, the daughter said.
Who got an A? Momma answered.
Momma, I showed in the track meet.
Who placed? Momma answered.
Momma, I placed in the track meet.
Who won? Momma answered.
The daughter was chosen Homecoming Queen, the daughter ran all the way home, Momma, Momma, the most wonderful thing happened, I was chosen attendant to the Homecoming Queen.
Who's Queen? Momma answered.
I am, said the daughter.”
― Heartbreak Hotel
Momma, I got a B, the daughter said.
Who got an A? Momma answered.
Momma, I showed in the track meet.
Who placed? Momma answered.
Momma, I placed in the track meet.
Who won? Momma answered.
The daughter was chosen Homecoming Queen, the daughter ran all the way home, Momma, Momma, the most wonderful thing happened, I was chosen attendant to the Homecoming Queen.
Who's Queen? Momma answered.
I am, said the daughter.”
― Heartbreak Hotel
“I am a school teacher doing life and death sums.”
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“-though sometimes it seems to mention a man who simply acts like a decent human being gets undue praise”
― Impatient with Desire
― Impatient with Desire
“Fair is the stick by which parents of more than one child are driven.”
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