Here are some great-lines from the book, Larry’s Kidney: Being the True Story of How I Found Myself in China with My Black Sheep Cousin and His Mail-Order Bride, Skirting the Law to Get Him a Transplant–and Save His Life by Daniel Asa Rose:
I very much respect the fact that she misrepresented herself. It shows a native cunning that I appreciate. ___
“You are Jew?” I flag a cab. “Yes.” She stops me and lifts my hat. “But where you horn?” “Only about half of us have horns these days,” I say, ushering her inside the cab. “It’s part of a PR push. So where shall I drop you?” ___
“No problem, I will talk hard balls to you.” ___
“So I’m going to resume by thanking you again for the fake Cartier watch, and I’m going to tell you why it’s important. It’s a power prop to go along with my other power props that tell the world I’m a success.” ___
…the thought of the deed makes his eyes sparkle with happy menace.
When have I ever seen eyes so merry with deadliness?
Meanwhile the personal fusion between us, master and man, no longer even frightens me. ___
“But I share your zest for foreign experience,” ___
That was the sweetest revenge I was ever going to take.”