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"I never knew a zucchini could be so painful."

"I had to steal minutes from the day to read. I would creep into the lavatory with Ulysses or hide in a deserted gazebo with The Brothers Karamazov. I was forced to go in search of stolen time to read In Search of Lost Time. I would pinch hours from my lunchbreaks; every day, I would pinch on and this was how I read Against the Day."

"—I love sweatshirts, Rich confessed. They’re so versatile. You can wear them anywhere: to class, to the gym, to a fancy restaurant, to a job interview, to bed, to play softball, to graduation, to a keg party in a parking lot, or to a funeral."