“Mom "I can' read and the school might be open in three weaks”
“It wouldn't hurt you to show a little school spirit," Mom said. As if she were a fan of high school football. Mom can take a simple obvservation, such as saying that it wouldn't hurt for a person to show a little school spirit, and say it in such a way that she might as well be saying, 'It wouldn't hurt you to stop clubbing those baby seals.”
“I tell you what. Pick it up, open it anywhere, and read three pages. If you can put it down again, I’ll pay you a dollar.”
“Cake is for the weak,” Mom always says. Funny, I thought it was for birthdays.”
“A decision made during a moment of weakness can ruin your life. To date, I had made three.”
“I can read. A little. I kind of protested it in School(TM). On the grounds that the silent 'E' is stupid.”