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Shirley Jackson's appliances sure do fight a lot. There's the 4- vs. 2-prong forks and the toaster vs. the waffle iron.

There is something about this book that has me touching all the clothes when I go in a store.

Jackson's advice on writing is stunning and hilarious. Her appliances sure do fight a lot.

Pirate wedding vows: "Do you promise to climb no masts other than his?"

I just signed up for Twitter. I'm scared.

"Part of it was that I was feeling better about my mother, who was such a squeaky wheel. I felt that if you have to be one or the other, be the one who's out there saying, 'Pay attention to me!'"--Ruth Reichl

"I once met an elderly woman on an airplane and we started talking. I told her how much I liked her outfit, which I can't remember in detail now but which I definitely remember as being quite fabulous. She thanked me, then said, Every morning that I wake up and realize I'm not dead is a chance for me to say 'Fuck it.' So I dress like this.--Fatima G.

"In my family, I was know for my 'sausage fingers.'...One day in the summer when I was reading on the couch, just being an awkward teen and feeling really ugly, [my friend's father] walked through the room and said, 'You have the hands of the Madonna.' I realized that we tell ourselves stories about he we think we are. It's better if it's a nice story."

"...I guess I'd been measuring how appealing I was based on whether or not someone wanted to shag me. It perfectly matched growing up in a household where I was told I'd never get a husband if I was too overweight."--Jill Margo

"Jump back, honey, jump back!"

I just added a bunch of Sweet Valley Twins books! I still remember these books vividly, and I am surprised I still remember the covers. I know I read many more than what I added, but these are the ones that stick out clearly. :)

I did an interview with Goodreads author Theresa Alan!

I keep going through the Go Set A Watchman reviews just to see the goofy GIFs. I am not reading that book. :)

ANN IRELAND: "How come all these young women are laden down with bags from snazzy shops? Where do they get the money? I start to feel pissed off. To hell with the whole concept of shopping. Who needs clothes?"