Boys who spent their weekends making banana nut muffins did not, as a rule, excel in the art of hand-to-hand combat.
David SedarisIn other parts of the country people tried to stay together for the sake of the children. In New York they tried to work things out for the sake of the apartment.
David SedarisWhat's strange is, the people who want to be in the position are never asked to be in the position. Like, if you don't want to do something, then people really want you to do it. And the more you say, "No, really, I'm sorry, it's really not for me," the more they want to convince you that it is, in fact, for you, and that you'd be absolutely perfect.
David Sedaris