Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Teaser Tuesday Two-fer

"It's easy to get the feeling that you know the language just because when you order a beer they don't bring you oysters," Paul said.  But after seeing a movie about a clown who cried through his laughter, or laughed through his tears -- we  couldn't tell which -- even Paul felt discombobulated.
-- My Life in France by Julia Child
"Discombobulated"! 
I love this book. It's like listening to your best friend tell you a really good story.



"Elsie," he said, "you ought to start sewing a quilt for your bridal bed."
Elsie Hoover turned around fast at the oven with a peach pie on a tin plate held out in her hands.
--Eden Springs by Laura Kasischke
Uh oh. Looks like the guru of the creepy Michigan cult has his eye on a new girl.
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