“The New Deal began on March 25th, 1911. The day that the Triangle factory burned.”
“The Cheesecake Factory is a great business model, but if you take your wife there for your 25th wedding anniversary, you might not reach your 26th.”
“This love triangle had reached new heights, and as much as Matt loved geometry, this was not the sort of triangle he wanted anything to do with.”
“The Old Days, the Lost Days -- in the half-closed eyes of memory (and in fact) they never marched across a calendar; they huddled round a burning log, leaned on a certain table, or listened to those certain songs.”
“Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man's pockets.”
“Last week the candle factory burned down. Everyone just stood around and sang, 'Happy Birthday.”