“But life in the fast lane took a toll on men who cared and it was eating Jonas one small piece at a time.”

“Nobody's going to win all the time. On the highway of life you can't always be in the fast lane.”

“There’s only one piece of clothing I could eat fast, and that’s a scarf.”

“This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic.”

“Living Life In The Fast Lane is Great...Until You Crash.”

“Tadas was sent to the principal today," announced Jonas at dinner. He wedged a huge piece of sausage into his small mouth."Why?" I asked."Because he talked about hell," sputtered Jonas, juice from the plump sausage dribbling down his chin."Jonas, don't speak with your mouth full. Take smaller pieces," scolded Mother."Sorry," said Jonas with his moth stuffed. "It's good." He finished chewing. I took a bite of sausage. It was warm and the skin was deliciously salty."Tadas told one of the girls that hell is the worst place ever and there's no escape for all eternity.""Now why would Tadas be talking of hell?" asked Papa, reaching for the vegetables."Because his father told him that if Stalin comes to Lithuania, we'll all end up there.”