Raizele suddenly found herself wishing fervently for the Beis Hamikdash. She would run straight there and bring a Korban Todah, if only she could

“Many people would think that the ideas Yanky has in his head are comparable to wanting to move to Madagascar”

He paused for a second and added, “But that old man out there… maybe we could invite him to come in and warm up?”

“I couldn’t be the golden boy they dreamed of. There was no way I could compete with him, he was too perfect"

“Yonatan is perceptive. He sensed how much I want him to do things my way… and how much my feelings for him depend on that”

Yonatan leaned forward, focused and intense. “This Lulu — is he an older man, around 60, who goes around in a brown plaid shirt and a flat, shabby cap?”

"If anybody did want such a shidduch, then you’d know there was some major problem with the girl”

If he was looking for a quiet type who would make a good, devoted wife, it seemed he’d found the right one