“Mom brought me some peanut butter cookies and a biography of Judy Garland. She told me she thought my problem was that I was too impatient, my fuse was too short, that I was only interested in instant gratification. I said, “Instant gratification takes too long.” The glib martyr.”
“Instant gratification takes too long.”
“Immediate gratification takes too long.”
“I love my mom. And this time, I told her I loved her. And she told me she loved me, too. And things were okay for a little while.”
“It's often suggested that as a culture, we're only interested in immediate gratification. Fast food. Self-checkout. Downloadable music, movies, books. Instant coffee, instant rebates, instant messaging. Instant weight loss! Shall I go on?”
“I'm an American and I want instant gratification.”