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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
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"Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" Quotes

"Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" is a collection of autobiographical essays by David Sedaris that humorously explore the complexities of family dynamics and personal identity.

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Real love amounts to withholding the truth, even when you're offered the perfect opportunity to hurt someone's feelings.

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Shyness is nice, but it can stop you from doing all the things in life you'd like to.

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It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is inconsistent.

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In the end, the most important thing is whether you like yourself.

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Sometimes the sins you haven't committed are all you have left to hold onto.

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Humor is the only way to make it through life.

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Our family was like a pot of stew with all the soft and tender pieces floating at the top and all the tough and inedible chunks at the bottom.

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When you're young, it's hard to imagine that you might someday be as stupid as everyone else.

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The best gifts are the ones that make you smile.

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Life is full of tiny little moments that, if you choose to, you can turn into something spectacular.

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