Currently Reading Me Talk Pretty One Day By David Sedaris see related

" When asked what we wanted to be when we grew up, we hid the truth and listed who we wanted to sleep with when we grew up. 'A policeman or a fireman or one of those guys who works with high-tension wires.' "

" I liked the idea that a part of one's body might be though of as lazy -- not thoughtless or hostile, just unwilling to extend itself for the betterment of the team. My father often accused my mother of having a lazy mind, while she in turn accused him of having a lazy index finger, unable to dial th ephone when he knew damn well he was going to be late."