Encore
He knew that the man at the other end of the line was thinking, Shuey Portman, Shuey Portman, Shuey Portman… I know that name from somewhere
All I Ask
“Money comes and goes — who knows if I’ll always have it? I want to know I can get along without it if I have to”
Yardsticks
“It’s boring and gutless. This is your oldest child, Mina. You’ll do black for your grandchildren’s weddings”
Encore
“The thing is, the tough-love guys, the ones who preach hard-line chinuch, don’t get how sweet and vulnerable kids can be”
All I Ask
“All we knew was that Daddy had a brother who’d gone off to America, and they weren’t much in touch with each other”
Yardsticks
“This whole situation, it’s just… Look, Shevy, it’s wrong. It’s my mistake, I should’ve considered this from the start”
