More quotes by Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE

"I watched the leaves change colors, and I thought, “People do that too. Their hair changes color as they age.” I remember that as my grandpa got older, his hair went from green to yellow to red, like a traffic light, only with slightly less honking."
"I drink like a fish, and I swim in my thirst. I’m so parched for her love that I think I may drown in my desire."
"Man has two legs and chairs have four, because we were made to stand out, not sit down—or be sat on. You are your brand—you are not a piece of furniture. Well, this applies to everyone except my grandma, but she’s dead, so she really doesn’t mind being used as a coat rack."
"In my memory her love shimmers, glimmers, and glitters the way light on black water reflects like diamonds, the treasure that was us."
"The pink sunset reminds me of her, and the calm water matches the calm that images of her bring to my heart."