“The yard was full of tomato plants about to ripen, and mint, mint, everything smelling of mint, and one fine old tree that I loved to sit under on those cool perfect starry California October nights unmatched anywhere in the world.”
“I just want to come and sit on your front porch and drink mint juleps.”
“...ki biztos voltál, súlyos, mint a zsoltár,s szép, mint a fény és oly szép, mint az árnyék,s kihez vakon, némán is eltalálnék...”
“HAPA was like mint. You could rip it up, and six months later, it was back, healthier than ever. Mint smelled better, though, and you could make juleps out of it. I don’t know what I could make out of HAPA. Compost, maybe.”
“Open the whisky, Tom,' she ordered, 'and I'll make you a mint julep. Then you won't seem so stupid to yourself... Look at the mint!”
“My head is pounding. I wish the mints were aspirin.”