Quotes From "Muscling Through" By J.L. Merrow

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It was weird, ’cause there we were in Italy listening to people singing in German. The music was nice, though, and there was this guy dressed up like a parrot. If you’d asked me a year ago to guess what opera was like, I’d never have guessed it had guys dressed as parrots. I might’ve wanted to go and see some sooner if I’d known. It was a sweet story, ’cause he met this girl who was dressed as a parrot too, and they got off together. J.L. Merrow
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I was thinking of Cambridge, and then I got a bit homesick for a minute, 'cause I never been this far away from home before. But the I remember you're here, and now I'm not homesick no more. J.L. Merrow
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'You must've been waiting for someone like me to come along, ' I said. I meant, because of the big bed. But Larry looked at me all funny and said, 'Yes, I think I was.' J.L. Merrow