“It seems to me that a man who is incapable of humor is capable of cruelty.”
― Summer of My German Soldier
― Summer of My German Soldier
“Suddenly the thought that the end of her life was imminent shocked him; it was one thing to pity someone he didn't know, quite another to face the same dilemma with someone he knew intimately. That was the trouble with beds. They turned strangers into intimates more quickly than ten years of polite teas in parlours.”
― The Ladies of Missalonghi
― The Ladies of Missalonghi
“A sense of humor...is superior to any religion so far devised.”
― Jitterbug Perfume
― Jitterbug Perfume
“Never underestimate how much assistance, how much satisfaction, how much comfort, how much soul and transcendence there might be in a well-made taco and a cold bottle of beer.”
― Jitterbug Perfume
― Jitterbug Perfume
“...she looked like the sort of woman most men would want to get to know because they weren't sure what went on inside.”
― The Ladies of Missalonghi
― The Ladies of Missalonghi
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