“I'm not good at small talk; I'm not good at big talk; and medium talk just doesn't come up.” BigsCome UpMediumsSmall Talk Author:Amy Hempel
“All those years on the psychiatrist's couch and suddenly the couch is moving. Good God, she is on that couch when the big one hits. Maidy didn't tell you, but you know what her doctor said? She sprang from the couch and said, "My God, was that an earthquake?" The doctor said this: "Did it feel like an earthquake to you?” KnowsFeelsYearsSaidBigsMovingDoctorsCouchesPsychiatristEarthquakesGood God Author:Amy Hempel
“It was like that class at school where the teacher talks about Realization, about how you could realize something big in a commonplace thing. The example he gave--and the liar said it really happened--was that once while drinking orange juice, he'd realized he would be dead someday. He wondered if we, his students, had had similar 'realizations.' Is he kidding? I thought. Once I cashed a paycheck and I realized it wasn't enough. Once I had food poisoning, and realized I was trapped inside my body.” IfsSaidEnoughBodyBigsWould BeSchoolRealizingClassTeacherHappenedExampleStudentsDrinkingI RealizedRealizationSomedayLiarsTrappedOrangeJuiceCommonplacePaychecksPoisoningOrange JuiceFood Poisoning Author:Amy Hempel
