Fred Jenkins’s Reviews > The Idiot > Status Update

"In Versailles we shuffled through room after room filled with gold and mirrors. After a while, the number of gold-encrusted rooms began to seem not just extravagant but actually insane."

"Walking through security was like dying--the way you became just your name on a piece of paper and gave up your money and your watch and your shoes."

" Angela and Hannah got into an argument about which was more formal, Thanksgiving dinner or the Last Supper. They debated the difference between supper and a snack. Hannah said it depended on whether the food was hot or cold."