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“Panic is efficient. Panic is effective. Panic is the way I get things done! Panic attacks are my booster rockets!”

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Sandra Tsing Loh is an American writer born on February 11, 1962. Her works encompass novels, plays, and essays, known for their unique humor and profound social insights. more

“Nowadays, it is possible to perform various forms of Low-Impact listening via the telephone. The advent of technological advances such as computer games and online services (like ones that let you check stocks) have enabled Low-Impact listeners to endure family phone calls much longer than in the past. Dangers include mouse clicks, heavy typing, or a sudden loud buzzer that goes off when you have finished Boggle.”

“Recently it was pointed out to me - in a kind of hurtful way, to be honest - that people in Los Angeles are aurally challenged. That is, at social events, we simply do not listen to others. We do not ask them questions about themselves, we do not nod attentively when they speak; really, if we were to examine ourselves, we would realize that we simply have no interest in others at all.”

People Ifs Way Kind Asks Speak Social Interest Realizing Honest Events Being Honest Los Angeles Hurtful Interest In Others Social Events

Author:Sandra Tsing Loh

“living in Los Angeles was like being an extra in a movie that was starring other people entirely.”

People Extras Los Angeles

Book:If You Lived Here, You Would be Home by Now

Source: If You Lived Here, You Would be Home by Now

“Los Angeles is the nation's cultural scapegoat.”

Nations Los Angeles Scapegoat

Book:Depth Takes a Holiday: Essays from Lesser Los Angeles

Source: Depth Takes a Holiday: Essays from Lesser Los Angeles

“Parental anxieties: A timeline. Pre-1800s: Potato famine, death of entire villages. 1900s: Trying to keep dad's job through depression so entire family does not starve or have to sell off children to agribusiness. 2000: Infringement of Parenthood on sense of Personhood.”

Trying Children Doe Jobs Dad Anxiety Sells Village Parenthood Potatoes Famine Parental Personhood Timelines Infringement Agribusiness Potato Famine

Author:Sandra Tsing Loh

“Apathy is grossly undervalued and never there for me when I need it.”

Needs Apathy Undervalued

Book:Judgment Calls

Source: Judgment Calls

“Apparently, an undocumented side effect of dope is a gross overestimation of one's own intelligence. Dopers become convinced they've hidden their stash so well a cop won't find it. They're always wrong.”

Wells Sides Effects Crime Intelligence Convinced Cop Gross Dope Side Effects Always Wrong

Book:Judgment Calls

Source: Judgment Calls

“Anyone who's had a shower and hasn't ingested illegal narcotics within a couple of days stands out on a bench in the courthouse.”

Couple Illegal Showers Standing Out Benches Narcotics Courthouses

Book:Judgment Calls

Source: Judgment Calls

“Playing well with others isn't all it's cracked up to be.”

Wells Etiquette Cracked

Book:Judgment Calls

Source: Judgment Calls

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