When I have one martini, I feel bigger, wiser, taller. When I have a second, I feel superlative. When I have more, there's no holding me.
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Well, Bud," he said, looking at me, "I'll be damned if you don't go to a lot of trouble to have your fun. Kidnapping, then fighting. What do you do on your holidays? Burn houses?
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote humorously questions the extent of someone's adventures by exaggerating their mischief.
In this quote, Faulkner uses humor to illustrate the lengths to which someone might go for excitement or fun. The speaker implies that the character's reckless actions—such as kidnapping and fighting—are so extreme that it raises the question of what else they might consider fun, adding a layer of irony to the conversation.
Themes
HumorAdventureExcitementIronyMischief
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a speech about the lengths people go to for enjoyment.
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