“I can't decide if I actually like people or not. People have needs, they lie, cheat, steal, or worse; they want to talk about themselves. Alcohol was my best friend because it never wanted to talk about itself. It was just there, the mute dog at my heel, gazing up at my, always ready to go on a walk. (s. 64)”
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
“The man takes the drink, the drink takes all the rest.”
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
“I’m not the biggest fan of confrontation. I ask a lot of questions. Just not out loud.”
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
“Know more, say less.”
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
“We would go to lunch, and Craig would say something that was so funny that fifteen minutes after lunch had finished and I was driving home, I would have to pull over to the side of the road because I would still be laughing, and Craig would drive by, see my laughing, and know why. There was no one funnier than Craig. No one. (s. 72)”
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
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