"Neighbors would pass, and when they honked I'd……" — David Sedaris
"Neighbors would pass, and when they honked I'd remember that I was in my Speedo. Then I'd wrap my towel like a skirt around my waist and remind my sisters that this was not girlish but Egyptian, thank you very much."
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221 Quotes by David Sedaris
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If you read someone else's diary, you get what you deserve.
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I like to reserve the right to write about whatever I like.
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Each one of us is left to choose our own quality of life and take pleasure where we find it…
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