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“I am a grown woman-- mostly-- and I can guzzle champagne with whomever I choose.”
― Annie Barrows, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

“My dad and I once had a fight because I refused to put ketchup on my hot dogs," I said.
"That's possibly the most American sentence I've ever heard.”
― Heather Cocks, The Royal We

“[Fairies] had faults, but they were perfectly themselves. Vidia, for instance, who was the fastest flier, didn't care about anybody but herself. She was by no means perfect, but she was perfectly Vidia. Fairies were concentrated, like bouillon cubes.”
― Gail Carson Levine

“Aperitifs, digestifs, and cocktails are remarkably fashion-sensitive and have the same ups and downs in popularity as hemlines.”
― Cheryl Mendelson, Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House