Carolina QuotesIn the beginning, I was put off by the harshness of German. Someone would order a piece of cake, and it sounded as if it were an actual order, like, "Cut the cake and lie facedown in that ditch between the cobbler and the little girl." I'm guessing this comes from having watched too many Second World War movies.
David Sedaris Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Essay, "Easy, tiger". p.80
- work
- Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013)
- year
- 2013
- locator
- p.80
Cite this record
“In the beginning, I was put off by the harshness of German. …” David Sedaris. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-7F52C56CF2. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/7f52c56cf2
More from David Sedaris
Someone in the back of the room started singing "God Bless America." The thing about "God Bless America" is that, after a certain point, nobody really knows the words. There's always a weird mumbling that follows "Stand beside her and guide her," and lasts until "From the mountains to the prairies."
"It wouldn't have made any difference," my mother said. "A woman like that, the way she sees it she's a victim. Everyone against her, no matter what."
Dad on friendship: "Sure, some people are nice. Real nice. Nice like carpets so you can walk all over them."