Maria

“Meddy, how can you say that? Your aunties coming over, so late at night, coming to help us get rid of body, and we don’t even offer them any food? How can? Oh, we have dragon fruit, good, good.”
― Jesse Q. Sutanto, Dial A For Aunties

“What is the actual plural of "penis"?' I ask. 'Is it "penises"?'
'Or it could be "peni"?' offers Cassie. 'Like fungi.'
'I think it should be "pena",' I tell her. 'Although that does sound a bit like a type of pasta.'
'Ohh, ohh, I've got it,' cries Cassie. 'You know that "goose" becomes "geese"? What if one penis becomes many "poonis"?”
― Rebecca Smith

“Yes, you right, more respectful". She pats me on the cheek. "I raise you so well".

Hysteria rises from deep in my stomach and I have to swallow it. Trust Ma to take pride in my etiquette when I've just shown her my date, whom I've killed, in the trunk of my car.”
― Jesse Q. Sutanto, Dial A for Aunties

“Knitting is more fun with company. Company is more fun with knitting.”
― T.S. Easton, Boys Don't Knit (in Public)