“I like words. And I always learn a few new ones when Father gets angry. I shouldn't neglect my education, now should I?”
“I learned to read at a young age and I have always read voraciously. It is one of the few things, aside from getting fucked up and getting in trouble, that I have done consistently throughout my entire life.”
“I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry.”
“My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading.”
“If I say a word that is angry, he explained, then I should never be surprised by the harm. And if I say something good, then it is like watching my own garden grow, and that is the greatest pleasure ever.”
“I thought I’d learn a few new words, but the men were too shocked to even swear this time.”