Asking Quote by Dennis Lehane
“Patrick Kenzie asking a bemused waitress for a newspaper in smalltown USA. 'It's like a homepage without a scroll button?'”
About This Quote
Source Novel: Mystic River, 2001
A quirky request for a newspaper highlights absurdity in everyday life, likening it to a static homepage.
In simple terms: Asking for a newspaper feels like a boring webpage.
Key Takeaway
Find humor in mundane moments.
Themes
humor
absurdity
everyday life
Mood
witty
observational
Type
literary
humorous
When to use this quote
- customer service
- creative writing
- media critique
Key Concepts
literature
social commentary
Questions to Reflect On
- What mundane thing feels absurd to you?
- How can you turn it into humor?
A Different Perspective
May not translate across cultures.
![“Cheryl [Hines] and I sat through two screenings at the Sundance Film Festival and during the second one, we said to each other: "You know, we don't have to get sad about this. Let's try to enjoy this. Let's just watch it. It's a happy movie [Waitress]."” quote by Keri Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/02f/keri-russell-8795_enjoy_cheryl-hines-and-i-sat-through-two-scree_166168.jpg)
![“The whole acting and Hollywood [thing], it's just work to me. Stand-up comedy ruins you so badly for doing television. I don't really need to be known anymore than I am. The slight sliver of fame I do have is hard to deal with. If I was actually well-known - I don't even know what to say to people…” quote by Doug Stanhope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/34c/doug-stanhope-1528_acting_the-whole-acting-and-hollywood-thing-it_124805.jpg)
![“I just thought that Adrienne [Shelly] wrote a great character [for Waitress]. It really was all on the page.” quote by Keri Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b93/keri-russell-8795_character_i-just-thought-that-adrienne-shelly-wrot_120250.jpg)
