Lakes Quote by Jean Shepherd

“I had woven a tapestry of obscenity that as far as I know is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan.”

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“Excelsior, you fatheads.”

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Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an Oldsmobile man.

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In God we trust; all others pay cash.

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“Early December saw the first of the great blizzards of that year. The wind howling down out of the Canadian wilds a few hundred…

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There are fewer things more thrilling in life than lumpy letters. That rattle.

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“Preparing to go to school was like getting ready for extended deep sea diving.”

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The hand of fate had dipped into the ragbag of humanity.

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Near the lake where drooped the willow, Long time ago!

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