Carolina QuotesHe took a sip of my father's weak coffee and spit it back into the mug. "This shit's like making love in a canoe." "Excuse me?" "It's fucking near water."
David Sedaris Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Essay, "Rooster at the hitchin' post" - p.171
- work
- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004)
- year
- 2004
- locator
- p.171
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“He took a sip of my father's weak coffee and spit it back in…” David Sedaris. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-CECD5094B3. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/cecd5094b3
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