And now here I was in McDonald's again for the first time since my earlier fracas. I vowed to behave myself, but McDonald's is just too much for me. I ordered a chicken sandwich and a Diet Coke.'Do you want fries with that?' the young man serving me asked. I hesitated for a moment, and in a pained but patient tone said: 'No. That's why I didn't ask for fries, you see.'' We're just told to ask like, ' he said.' When I want fries, generally I say something like, "I would like some fries, too, please." That's the system I use.'' We're just told to ask like, ' he repeated.' Do you need to know the other things I don't want? It is quite a long list. In fact, it is everything you serve except for the two things I asked for.'' We're just told to ask like, ' he repeated yet again, but in a darker voice, and deposited my two items on a tray and urged me, without the least hint of sincerity, to have a nice day. I realized that I probably wasn't quite ready for McDonald's yet. . Bill Bryson
To my fellow authors heed these words with much importance, " It is redundant for a true writer to sell their soul for literary fame, since the soul is a writer's inner voice...
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