Pay attention Quote by David Sedaris

“You from the IRS? The man's voice was deep and wet, like mud slipping down a drain.”

— Carl Hiaasen

“Too many times I'd left him reaching for me, from a babysitter's arms. "Am I still a mother?" I asked myself... What parts of…

— Mona Simpson

“Once Tim asked his father what civilized meant. “Taxes,” Big Ross said, and laughed—”

— Stephen King

“I led Paul out the door, and neither of us said a word while we crossed the street. Once we made it to the…

— Tiffanie DeBartolo

“I realize I was having a conversation in my head that was about three responses ahead of Paul's innocuous quip. I tend to do…

— Alex Morel

“I folded my hands back on my desk, and as I did, I saw Paul's slanted handwriting standing out against my blocky, square printing…

— Maggie Stiefvater

“One of the most terrible moments in a boy’s life,” Paul said, “is when he discovers his father and mother are human beings who…

— Frank Herbert

“The news hit Paul hard. He said little, but as a neurosurgeon, he knew what lay ahead.”

— Paul Kalanithi

“Shocked, because even though I was embarrassed by the way Paul talked sometimes, I secretly loved it, I turned back to them to find…

— Lee Brazil

“had been a year earlier. Looking back, it had been a year of growth. Paul’s personality had enlarged, he’d gained further wisdom, if not…

— Julia Child

“It was hard not to realize what kind of kid his parents wished they'd had, and when he thought about that kind of kid…

— Ben Marcus

“What does Paul say we are?”

— Heidi Kreider