the nature of happiness is that we only recognize it after the fact.

those sounds without language that weak people make against their will.

that which can’t be spoken of does not exist.

“The bidding is now at two-point-five million.” Those were the last words the two spoke to one another.

She’s all, “You like my hair, don’t you?” Her head rolls to swing her hair like a spaghetti cape, and she goes, “This is the longest my hair’s ever been.”

The instructions are printed on the lid in English, Spanish, French, and comic book pictures.

“For the first hundred years of American history it was illegal to teach blacks how to read. These days, people still ridicule them for being ignorant.”

“Time rescues everybody.”

Ted has a real talent for giving up.