Between the disfigurement and the muzzle, it's nearly impossible to catch what she's saying. Always, though, while tripping and stumbling to the music, she looks out into her audience and tells the story about her mother. Most people laugh and yell for her to lift her skirts, but every so often she'll spot someone weeping and swear they can understand her every word. David Sedaris
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  3. You're like a song that I heard when I was a little kid but forgot I knew until I heard it again. - Maggie Stiefvater

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More Quotes By David Sedaris
  1. Sometimes the sins you haven't committed are all you have left to hold onto.

  2. Everyone looks retarded once you set your mind to it.

  3. Like all of my friends, she's a lousy judge of character.

  4. We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail.

  5. If you aren't cute, you may as well be clever.

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