Therapy, medication -those things were uncommon back then, and were certainly not things we talked about in my family. Psychiatrists were for crazy people, not any of us. There were normal people and there were people with character issues. We Hochmeyers, of course, were the normal people.
Chapter 2, p. 18

Kaiser and Mr. P were connected. But their appearance at my restaurant wasn't a mistake, and it wasn't a confession, either. Instead, it seemed a calculated threat: We know where to find you.
-Chapter 7, p. 104

"I see you trying to erase yourself, all your accomplishments, all your sorrows, trying to slip into a new world where you can be a kid again, a figurative kid, learning new things, around new people, lessons from adults, a new school."
-Chapter 9, p. 129

You really had to get on to the next thing, and what better place than home?
-Chapter 9, p. 147

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