Atom Yang Quotes

#1. We never expressed this to each other in Chinese, because it wasn't something said in Chinese culture; the emotions were too strong, the words too coarse, and besides, it was assumed that parents and children loved each other.

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#2. His stream lasted so long I thought about throwing a quarter into the toilet bowl to make a wish.

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#3. We drove past a small church, and the congregation had abandoned the building to stand outside in a circle with their heads bowed, maybe hoping their prayers would get a better signal on the lawn.

Heaven has notoriously bad reception.

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#4. My mother was either telepathic or she had secret cameras in my apartment, and I hoped for the latter.

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#5. The call-and-response rituals of geeks were a thing of beauty, and allowed said geeks to identify each other across time and space.

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#6. So you do know!" I shouted. My phone lay there like a genie's bottle, inanimate and yet containing the ability to grant me wishes and knowledge. "Girl, spill before I come over and dye your hair a natural color.

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#7. I kept my eyes on the road, and felt tunnel vision setting in. I wanted to talk - I wanted Weaver to explain why he fucking ignored me this past year! And I wanted him to shut up and never say another word to me.

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#8. You slept-on top of the blanket," he said.
"Uh, yeah."
"Were you trying to protect my honor?" He asked, and his smile spread from cheek to cheek.

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#9. Hey, it's nice of you to show up!" That was a decent start. "What has it been - a year since you flattened my heart by leaving without a word and ignoring all of my texts, messages, and voicemails?

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#10. Sweet and savory, it was the honey of our existence, DNA with the message: This is who I am.

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#11. Ducking autocorrect!

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