“And so I continue in borderline poverty, save for my one indulgence, no, my single absolute necessity: I take cabs. Yes, on occasion, when I wish to see what people with unpleasant skin conditions are wearing, I do take the subway. I have never, I am proud to say, taken the bus, because people who take the bus have given up.” PeopleGivenWishPovertyTakenConditionsProudSkinsAbsolutesOccasionsBusIndulgenceGiven UpSubwayCabBorderline Book:I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey Source: I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey
“Most convicted felons are just people who were not taken to museums or Broadway musicals as children.” PeopleChildrenHelpingTakenHelping OthersMuseumsBroadwayHelping Other PeopleFelonsBroadway Musical Author:Paul Rudnick
“Wait, we can not break bread with you. You have taken the land which is rightfully ours. Years from now my people will be forced to live in mobile homes on reservations. Your people will wear cardigans, and drink highballs. We will sell our bracelets by the road sides, and you will play golf, and eat hot h'ors d'ourves. My people will have pain and degradation. Your people will have stick shifts. The gods of my tribe have spoken. They said do not trust the pilgrims, especially Sarah Miller. And for all of these reasons I have decided to scalp you and burn your village to the ground.” PeopleYearsSaidReasonPlayHomePainWaitingSidesBreakTakenLandDrinkDecidedHotSellsSticksGolfBreadIndianVillageCan NotTribesThey SaidThanksgivingMobileDegradationPilgrimReservationsFamily ValuesBraceletCardigans Author:Paul Rudnick
“I was once all by myself in a house on Fire Island. Where I compared the original cast recordings of two different versions of The Wild Party. A helicopter should have descended and taken me away to a gay penal colony. But of course, I was already there.” ShouldTwoDifferentCoursesHousePartyTakenFireGayShould HaveOriginalsCastsVersionsIslandsColonyHelicoptersWild Party Author:Paul Rudnick
