The Morels Quotes

“Isn't it the single most quintessentially American gesture, this declaration of independence? To say you are different from other Americans is to say what every other American says about himself.”
― Christopher Hacker, The Morels

“But she is also moved by his situation in general as a married man. It's the pity she has for the beasts at the zoo, pacing their cages. All that desire and nowhere to go--it breaks her heart. And for the same reason she wouldn't unlock a tiger's cage, she does not indulge Mr. Morel any further. She doesn't want anybody to get hurt.”
― Christopher Hacker, The Morels

“You may be applauding out of genuine appreciation, but the guy next to you, maybe he didn't particularly care for me, but he doesn't want to appear rude, so he applauds, and by adding his applause to yours, he's devalued it, cancelled it out.”
― Christopher Hacker, The Morels

“Practice is a private activity, and having someone witness it an odd sort of embarrassment.”
― Christopher Hacker, The Morels