EMPLOYED
She just wants to be employed
for eight hours a day. She is not
interested in a career; she wants a job
with a paycheck and free parking. She
does not want to carry a briefcase filled
with important papers to read after
dinner; she does not want to return
phone calls. When she gets home, she
wants to kick off her shoes and waltz
around her kitchen singing, "I am a piece
of work."
— Beverly Rollwagen
from She Just Wants. © Nodin Press
Not a shred of evidence exists
in favor of the idea
that life is serious.
~ Brendan Gill
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