--- title: "3 Anthology Quotes By Ken Goldman" description: "3 Anthology quotes by Ken Goldman. Plus more from Ken Goldman and more Anthology sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/ken-goldman-46091_anthology_from-lunchtime-at-the-justice-cafe-the-w_1036692.jpg" --- > [“From "Lunchtime At The Justice Cafe" : The waitress snarled a grin that lasted just long enough to show a mouthful of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/from-lunchtime-at-the-justice-cafe-the-waitress-snarled-a-grin-that/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/ken-goldman-46091_anthology_from-lunchtime-at-the-justice-cafe-the-w_1036692.jpg) > [“From the short story (and anthology containing it) DONNY DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE : Donny acted like he didn’t hear me. “You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/from-the-short-story-and-anthology-containing-it-donny-doesn-t-live/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5e/ken-goldman-46091_anthology_from-the-short-story-and-anthology-conta_1639067.jpg) > [“From "Lady In Waiting" in the anthology The Morgue : Now I have yet to meet the corpse could hold up its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/from-lady-in-waiting-in-the-anthology-the-morgue-now-i-have-yet-to/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/ken-goldman-46091_anthology_from-lady-in-waiting-in-the-anthology-th_2831585.jpg) ## Other authors on Anthology ## More by Ken Goldman > [“From "Lunchtime At The Justice Cafe" : The waitress snarled a grin that lasted just long enough to show a mouthful of stained yellowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/from-lunchtime-at-the-justice-cafe-the-waitress-snarled-a-grin-that/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) > [“A kiss is such an amazing thing -- So simple, so complex. The only human act that gives while it receives. Mouth to mouth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/a-kiss-is-such-an-amazing-thing-so-simple-so-complex-the-only-human/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) > [“From the short story (and anthology containing it) DONNY DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE : Donny acted like he didn’t hear me. “You can’t send…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/from-the-short-story-and-anthology-containing-it-donny-doesn-t-live/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) > [“Pinky Lumbers caught fire quicker than steak on a barbecue. He heaved and squirmed tryin' to scream, but his mouth was too crammed with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/pinky-lumbers-caught-fire-quicker-than-steak-on-a-barbecue-he-heaved/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) > [“Socrates is flying. No, he is soaring. The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm while the cool air rushes past. His wings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/socrates-is-flying-no-he-is-soaring-the-wings-behind-him-beat-in-a/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) > [“You can’t blame yourself for what Socrates did. Those birds came because he wanted them to come, at least a part of him did.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/you-can-t-blame-yourself-for-what-socrates-did-those-birds-came/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) > [“From "Lady In Waiting" in the anthology The Morgue : Now I have yet to meet the corpse could hold up its end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/from-lady-in-waiting-in-the-anthology-the-morgue-now-i-have-yet-to/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) > [“Enlightenment is not imagining figures of light, but making the darkness conscious.” — Carl Jung”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-goldman/enlightenment-is-not-imagining-figures-of-light-but-making-the/) [Ken Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-goldman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthology/ken-goldman/#itemlist", "name": "3 Anthology Quotes By Ken Goldman", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“From \"Lunchtime At The Justice Cafe\" : The waitress snarled a grin that lasted just long enough to show a mouthful of stained yellowed teeth, then turned suddenly serious. “‘Course I’m not the one to talk about these folks, I ‘spose. 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She wouldn’t like it.” He reached into my mother’s casket, shoved his fingers into her mouth like it was the most logical thing in the world. “Donny, you can’t --!” “I’m just making her look right, Artie. It’s what she would want.” He tugged hard at my mom’s lips. I knew they were cold because I had kissed them a few moments earlier, and for a moment I felt convinced my friend had completely lost his mind. But when I looked inside Mom’s casket I knew Donny had done something only a best friend would think to do. My mother was smiling again. And she looked just the way I remembered her, the way I would always want to remember her. I got so choked up I couldn’t talk for a few minutes. 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