Losing Mum and Pup Quotes

“I looked at Mum and realized -- twang! -- that she was telling an untruth. A big untruth. And I remember thinking in that instant how thrilling and grown-up it must be to say something so completely untrue, as opposed to the little amateur fibs I was already practiced at -- horrid little apprentice sinner that I was --like the ones about you'd already said your prayers or washed under the fingernails. Yes, I was impressed. I too must learn to say these gorgeous untruths. Imaginary kings and queens would be my houseguests when I was older.”
― Christopher Buckley, Losing Mum and Pup

“You never remember who came to the funeral, but you never forget who didn’t.”
― Christopher Buckley, Losing Mum and Pup

“Perhaps, after all, the most beautiful words in the language are I’m sorry.”
― Christopher Buckley, Losing Mum and Pup

“A twenty-minute eulogy, unless composed by a) William Shakespeare, b) Winston Churchill, or c) Mark Twain, is sixteen minutes too long. Technical note: It is better to tell a eulogist to speak for four minutes not five minutes. “Five minutes” to the modern ear sounds like “around five minutes,” whereas “four minutes” means “four minutes.”
― Christopher Buckley, Losing Mum and Pup

“Once they’re both gone, your parents’ house instantly turns into a museum.”
― Christopher Buckley, Losing Mum and Pup