Farah Shamma

“I turned the steering wheel as far as I could. The old blue Volvo didn't believe in power steering.

"More," my father said.

I thought I was going to die. I thought I might have a heart attack. I thought if I ever had to drive that car, I'd end up looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"I think I'm having a heart attack," I said.

"What?"

"Never mind.”
― A.M. Homes

“I made myself a Muenster-cheese sandwich, with lettuce, tomato, mustard, and mayo, and went up to my room. Ingredients are important.”
― A.M. Homes

“Even in the wicked, disgusting sweats he put on every day after work, he looked like a movie star. It isn't the kind of stuff a kid normally says about his dad, but it was true; there was just something about him, a weird kind of confidence that made everyone turn around and look.”
― A.M. Homes

“I wanted to drive. I wanted to keep going, forward. I wanted to break out onto the highway, put my foot to the floor, turn on the radio, and sing along.”
― A.M. Homes