Carolina QuotesI thought I'd get a coffee and take it outdoors, but just as I approached, a boy swooped in and began mixing himself a cup of hot chocolate. It was a complicated business, mixing a cup of hot chocolate. You had to spread the powdered cocoa from one end of the table to the other and use as many stirrers as possible, making sure to thoroughly chew the wetted ends before tossing them upon the stack of unused napkins. This is what I like about children: complete attention to one detail and complete disregard of another.
David Sedaris Connected to the Carolinas
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Essay: "Chicken in the henhouse" - p.215
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- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004)
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- 2004
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“I thought I'd get a coffee and take it outdoors, but just as…” David Sedaris. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-3514D6927A. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/3514d6927a
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