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“Most of us don't live our lives with one, integrated self that meets the world, we're a whole bunch of selves. ”
― A Dirty Job
― A Dirty Job
“It was watching Madeline Alby eat cheese with every ounce of her being, like it was the first and best time, that made him realize that he had never really tasted cheese, or crackers, or life. And he didn't want his daughter to live that way. He'd moved her into her own room the night before...He hadn't slept well, and had gotten up five times during the night to check on her, only to find her sleeping peacefully, but he could lose a little sleep if Sophie could go through life without his fears and limitations. He wanted her to experience all the glorious cheese of life.”
― A Dirty Job
― A Dirty Job
“If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.”
― The Graveyard Book
― The Graveyard Book
“Charlie Asher: Mrs. Ling, is that duck wearing trousers?
Mrs. Ling: Could be . . . . You hear of paper-wrap chicken? This duck in pants.”
― A Dirty Job
Mrs. Ling: Could be . . . . You hear of paper-wrap chicken? This duck in pants.”
― A Dirty Job
“. . . You seem upset, Charlie. Is something wrong?
Charlie: No, no, I’m okay, I just had to take directions from a mute beaver in a fez to get here, it’s unsettling.”
― A Dirty Job
Charlie: No, no, I’m okay, I just had to take directions from a mute beaver in a fez to get here, it’s unsettling.”
― A Dirty Job
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