Come Sit Next To Me October 16, 2009

In keeping with Alice Roosevelt’s seminal (eewwww on the alternate definition of this word) quote of “if you haven’t got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me”, here is a gorgeous bit of prose discovered in Cornelia Read’s The Crazy School.

We couldn’t stand each other, but I hated her more.  She was so shallow she couldn’t even dislike people properly.

In a decidedly listless week, these simple lines has brought me untold joy. I could absolutely buy Nora Charles tossing them off while consuming martinis in The Thin Man (If you haven’t seen The Thin Man, well shame on you, and I hope we can still be friends.  It is the bee’s knees.)  How Hemingwayesque is the structure here?  Two sentences-straight, colloquial, to the point.  Not bad for an ex-debutante with only two strange little thrillers under her belt.

And apropos of nothing, here are some of the best gin-soaked moments from Nick & Nora.  Enjoy & happy Friday!

One of the Few Honest People September 1, 2009

“I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside. “

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Last Tycoon

It’s Fitzgerald, no commentary necessary.  Happy September.

I want to go to there… May 28, 2009

One incredibly productive use of my abundant free time has been spent watching a few episodes of 30 Rock each day on Netflix streaming and then harassing Tina (co-author of this blog KrisTINA not Tina Fey)  while she tries to work by emailing her constantly with my favorites lines.  Since I am too lazy to think of an actual post these days and since my entire personality is basically a collection of pop culture quirks I’ve co-opted over the years anyway, I might as well play to my strengths.  Here are some of the funniest lines from 30 Rock…a completely subjective list of course.

Tracy Jordan:  What is this, Horseville? ‘Cause I’m surrounded by naysayers. Wordplay! (Kristina’s personal fave)

Cerie:  Did he just talk to me like I’m ugly?

Jack to Liz:  What did your mother mean when she said you were a beautiful genius?  Was she taunting you?

Kenneth: I’m a real good sex person.  I do it all the different ways.

Dot com:  What is the world’s only egg-laying mammal?

Tracy:  The Easter Bunny!

Jenna:  You know, I’ve always reminded myself of Grace Kelly.

Liz:  Why are you wearing a tux?

Jack:  It’s after six.  What am I, a farmer?

Jack:  I get my hair cut every two days.  After all, your hair is your headsuit.

Republican Congressman:  I can’t support that.  Dam is a swear word.  I’d support it if instead of a dam we called it a God finger.

Jack:  Are these people your family?  Why are they all smiling?  Who’s being ostracized?

Kenneth:  Science was my most favorite subject, especially the Old Testament.

They said it, we repeat it April 21, 2009

So I can feel productive, I have added a glossy new quotes page to our humble little blog.  We love it when people say witty things or interesting things or sad things so now we can share it quickly with each other.

(ETA, I promise my quotes won’t always be so – well – mildly depressing.  Luc)

I can have oodles of charm when I want to.  Kurt Vonnegut