Stanton smiled. “I love you, buddy.”

“You don’t really have much choice in the matter.”

“I know. I just wish I was more like you.”

“You do not want to be a short Jew-boy in a sea of WASPy perfection.”

“You know who you are and you never back down.”

“I come from a people accustomed to adversity. It’s in my genes.”

“Well, I come from a people accustomed to denial and emotional constipation.

Author: Brad Boney