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Description
The author recounts hitchhiking across the country with an odd cast of quadriplegics and deadbeats, working as a migrant worker in North Carolina, and other adventures.
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Important People
- David Sedaris: The author
- Ya-Ya: David's grandmother, appearing in the story "Get Your Ya-Ya's Out!".
- Veronica: David's friend, sometimes traveling companion
Memorable Quotes
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“We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail”
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“I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.”
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“Every gathering has its moment. As an adult, I distract myself by trying to identify it, dreading the inevitable downswing that is sure to follow. The guests will repeat themselves one too many times, or you'll run out of dope or liquor and realize that it was all you ever had in common.”
First Sentence
I'm thinking of asking the servants to wax my change before placing it in the Chinese tank I keep on my dresser.
Table of Contents
Chipped Beef
A Plague of Tics
Get Your Ya-Ya's Out
Next of Kin
Cyclops
The Women's Open
True Detective
Dix Hill
I Like Guys
The Drama Bug
Dinah, The Christmas Whore
Planet of the Apes
The Incomplete Quad
C.O.G.
Something for Everyone
Ashes
Naked
Authors & Contributors
- David Sedaris (Author)
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