The urbicidal effect of the staggering local property tax rates is aggravated by the large amount of property that, for one reason or another, is tax exempt…

He said, “I am full of anger and bitterness at those people, but I will go to an AA meeting today and try to divest myself of these resentments, because if I hang on to resentments, I will drink again.” It occurred to me that this man was fortunate in being aware that harboring resentments is destructive.

I sit by the tray and dip a strawberry in the bowl of cream. As I chew, I'm pretty sure I have a mouth-gasm.

All you fit to do is be Shug's maid... Take out her slop jar, maybe cook her food. You ain't even that good a cook.