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It was all such an insult, the Hamptons. It was an insult to economic disparity. It was an insult to leading a good life and asking hard questions about what one should sacrifice in the name of decency. It was an insult to having enough—to knowing that there was such a thing as enough. Inside those houses weren’t altruistic, good people whom fortun
... See moreHere he was, slapping him five, grabbing his shoulder, and talking too loud in a performance of gregariousness. A walking flinch.
Colson Whitehead • The Nickel Boys
When he bought a sandwich from a food cart, his voice was so soft that he had to repeat himself three times in order to be heard.
Ann Napolitano • Hello Beautiful: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“She can’t go in there,” he says firmly. “It isn’t appropriate.” “See this, sweetness?” Bina has fished out her badge. “I’m like a cash gift. I’m always appropriate.”
Michael Chabon • The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The waiter looked amazed and then perplexed.
Raymond Carver • Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (Vintage Classics)
She was eating a Three Musketeers Candy Bar. She was wearing tri-focal lenses in harlequin frames,