“I’m fascinated by lobotomies, the idea of opening up the brain and snipping around a bit and then closing it up again, like fixing a car or something. And the person wakes up and is a little stupid but stupid in a happy, untroubled way.”
“I really dislike waking up all fired up and dealing with stupidity.”
“Did you wake up on the stupid side of the bed this morning?”
“How could they let me grow up like that—happy and pink and stupid?”
“I didn't know how to say goodbye. Words were stupid. They said so little. Yet they opened up holes you could fall into and never climb out of again.”
“He wanted to wake up to her smile every day for the rest of his life, like some stupid coffee commercial on TV.”