May 14, 2007 11:43
"Its hard to find a quiet place in Brooklyn to think, or to.. replay whatever arguement I just had with my mother."
"Yes, yeah, she's terrifying. I thought she was going to kill me and feed me to the poor."
"Yeah she's a piece of work. ..But for better for worse, she's the voice in my head pushing me to do better. Challenge the accepted wisdom, never settle for a B when you could've gotten an A on a test."
"You once got a B?"
"Hypothetically speaking. Of course no matter how hard I try I will never live up to her expectations."
"Well, there are worse things in life. .. Like no one ever having any expectations."