a middle-aged german couple at the train station.
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*some pointing towards my book and me*
"hey you look like kurt vonnegut"
"look she's reading his book"
"no one reads
anymore
these
days"

a filipino lady who was pushed in a wheelchair.
she was fond of pepperidge farm cookies.
"we filipinos like to stick together
and help each other out"
"this is why i am
giving you
this book"

an exotic looking french girl at the airport.
gray cat eyes;; she was going home
back to the quiche-land and
had no use for it anymore.
she gave me a gift.
merci
!