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Description
Take the Cannoli is a moving and wickedly funny collection of personal stories stretching across the immense landscape of the American scene. Hailed by Newsweek as a "cranky stylist with talent to burn," Vowell has an irresistible voice -- caustic and sympathetic, insightful and... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“Looking back, I wonder why a gangster movie kidnapped my life. The Godfather had nothing to do with me. I was a feminist, not Italian, and I went to school at Montana State. I had never set foot in New York, thought ravioli came only in a can, and wasn't blind to the fact that all the women in the film were either virgins, mothers, whores, or Diane Keaton.”
First Sentence
IF YOU WERE PASSING BY THE HOUSE WHERE I GREW UP DURING MY TEENAGE years and it happened to be before Election Day, you wouldn't have needed to come inside to see that it was a house divided.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Sarah Vowell (Author)
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