“Ray dearly wanted to make a satirical reply to this, but at the moment, when he really needed something snappy to say, nothing came to mind. What did the French call it? Ah, yes, l’esprit de l’escalier, the spirit of the staircase. It’s when you think of what you wish you would have said only when you’re standing on the staircase outside the room where, a moment ago, you should have said it.””
“bullshit french post-war rationalizing””
“It was Paxton Osgood, wearing a cute pink dress and gorgeous shoes. She was tall like her brother, but had wide curves, as if one of her angular French ancestors had scandalized everyone by marrying a pretty stout milkmaid, and several generations later, Paxton was the result.””
“The girl was beautiful, her skin like fresh cream and her long hair so dark it seemed to suck the color out of everything it surrounded. She was small. French women all seemed to be small-boned bird creatures, delicate in a way Eby could never be.””
“More often than not, social justice champions are seeking not a peaceful social transformation that begins inwardly with humble repentance and the regeneration of sinful hearts and minds. Like Hathaway, they want nothing less than a revolution. And the revolution they champion is based on the patterns established by the French, Russian, and Chinese revolutions. The old, often Jewish and Christian, ideas and traditions of Western civilization need to be “destroyed” to make way for the new.””
Allen French (November 28, 1870 – October 6, 1946) was a historian and children's book author who did major research on the American Revolutionary War's Battles of Lexington and Concord. He was a foun...
“Before Oliver could say anything to her that morning, his phone dinged. Garland frowned. He lifted it to see that it was a text from Zoey.He watched Garland turn her head slightly toward the open French doors, surreptitiously looking for Cooper. Oliver quickly typed a response.She answered before he could put away his phone.Oliver smiled despite himself and he felt his shoulders relax a little.””
“Tabasco Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. Pernod or scotch (optional) Make the Marie Rose sauce: Stir together mayonnaise, ketchup, and horseradish until well mixed.Add a dash of Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco to taste. Add the liquor if you're using it. (The French like Pernod, but I prefer to omit the liquor.) Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use. Marinate the bay shrimp for fifteen minutes in white wine vinegar to which a few dashes of Tabasco has been added. Drain and chill until composing the starter. Halve avocados lengthwise and remove seeds. Cut a small slice out of skin so that the avocado half sits flat on plate, cut side up. Sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent it from darkening.””