"Astolaine Bombast, catalogue woman, ordered up like a rare steak, 'plees make shore she is pritty and a whyt gurl if you have enny'.Well, she's pritty enough for homesteading but takes no ribbons at the fair. After three dead babies that fellow wanted his money back, pack her up in a box and ship her east to the wife factory."

-- Catherynne M. Valente

#Baby Quotes #Wife Quotes #East Quotes

“Everything smaller than Heaven bores us because only Heaven is bigger than our hearts.”
“Practically every day, there is a story in the newspapers about a new breakthrough drug on Parkinson's.”
“While we are sleeping, two-thirds of the world is plotting to do us in.”
“If you do something long enough, you uncover life lessons along the way,”
“Underneath our nice, friendly facades there is great unease. If I were to scratch below the surface of anyone I would find fear, pain, and anxiety running amok. We all have ways to cover them up. We overeat, over-drink, overwork; we watch too much television.”
“We're all clichÃ©s, all following scripts that have been written and played out long before we landed the role.”
“Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.”
“Wildlife is decreasing in the jungles, but it is increasing in the towns.”

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