Grace Paley Quote

He had a habit... of making a narrow remark which, like a plumber's snake, could work its way through the ear down the throat, halfway to my heart.


Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: Stories (1974)


He had a habit... of making a narrow remark which, like a plumber's snake, could work its way through the ear down the throat, halfway to my heart.

He had a habit... of making a narrow remark which, like a plumber's snake, could work its way through the ear down the throat, halfway to my heart.

He had a habit... of making a narrow remark which, like a plumber's snake, could work its way through the ear down the throat, halfway to my heart.

He had a habit... of making a narrow remark which, like a plumber's snake, could work its way through the ear down the throat, halfway to my heart.