“Insanity hovered close at hand, like an eager waiter at an expensive restaurant.”
Source: The God of Small Things
“I didn't realize this was a sad occasion. — Waiter at The Anxious Clown Restaurant”
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002)
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