Lake Effect Quotes

“She went to the bakery section and chose a plastic clamshell (hated those, too) filled with half-moon cookies, Bridie’s favorite. She got back in her car and opened the plastic package and bit into one cookie, which was—she would argue this to the death—a far superior version of the New York City black and white. Softer cake. Frosting instead of fondant. People in New York City didn’t understand what they were missing. She took another bite. It was a commercially produced product, not as good as the ones at the little bakery they frequented as kids, but good enough. She ate the whole thing. And then another. These cookies were her Proustian snack.”
― Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Lake Effect