“We steal gold from the rich and sell it to a metals broker. They make a profit on their buy-and-sell spread and share a portion of that with us. Then, after the skimming and the rebates, we give to the poor.”
Small Talk
Small Talk
“Geoffrey’s rewilding.”
Small Talk
“Remember: lift the strongbox by keeping your back straight, knees bent, and engaging your abs.”
Small Talk
“You’re right—organs do look more festive in these cute Mason jars.”
Small Talk
Small Talk
Small Talk
“Left the gun, but took an improv class.”
Small Talk
“O.K., don’t answer immediately. Just let the idea wash over you: The Real Housewives of Kepler-452b.”
Small Talk
“I’ve got a thousand C.E.O.’s telling me I’m crazy not to check out the competition.”
Small Talk
Small Talk
“There’s wicked, and then there’s just plain mean.”
Small Talk
Small Talk
“Well, no, I wouldn’t expect you to get it.”
Small Talk
Civil-discourse re-enactors.
Small Talk
Small Talk
“It’s a great manuscript, but our mandate has shifted from championing new writers to enslaving planet Earth.”
Small Talk
“Well, it was a tough decision, Doug, but we’ve decided to go with Doug.”
Small Talk
“This book says I should eat your arm first.”
Small Talk
“He’s an American shepherd.”
Small Talk
“Just a heads-up, if we ever become super-wealthy and you want to use the money to take a rocket into outer space instead of, like, feeding poor people, I’m going to be really mad.”
Small Talk
“It’s like I’ve been cyberbullying for so long that I forget how to do it in person.”
