Naked by David Sedaris

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Welcome to the hilarious, strange, elegiac, outrageous world of David Sedaris. In Naked, Sedaris turns the mania for memoir on its ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique worldview-a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and deeply charitable. A... read more

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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

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Memorable Quotes

“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”
“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.”
“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.

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