Status Updates From The Oyster Diaries

“Self loathing is bad, but there is a fine line between self-loathing and self-awareness.”

“Wastrel” is one of her favorite words

Acerbic humor wit

“They were very effusive, for spies.”

“It could be the spark of individuality or nonconformity, etc. What I'm saying is that in New Orleans my Jewish character could be discerned in contrast to the Catholics. Such traits as being sort of intellectual, bookish, studious, and basically not being drunk.
The Jews would not think to express everything by giving a party. Then too the Jews would not ordinarily be invited to the party.”

“I had no Jewish culture but that which is innate. If there is such a thing as Jewish culture which is innate. It did not involve actual knowledge. Complete ignorance characterized my knowledge of Judaism. I only had the spark of the outsider, something that keeps you apart from the general crowd and gives you a harder road to travel. Is that the spark of Judaism?”

Anhedonia

Tragic salad

Likes the word “prurient”

“I read some old notebooks in New Orleans from my early twenties that were in my father's house in my old room. I found the person/girl who wrote them to be shockingly unpleasant and ridiculous and unworthy and lame. Other times I saw her quiet unsung deeds. And my heart bled for her. But if you want glory, I guess go do something public and stop being so saintly and soft-spoken about it.”

“Of the twelve criminal court judges, ten are black, and most of those are black women. Black women are by far the best judges. Because they've had it up to here and they don't have time for falderal.”