“When my boss told me I didn’t get the promotion, I went into the breast-feeding room and cried. We don’t have a crying rom.”
–Woman to woman overheard at Fifth and Market by Anne Mindess
“Is this the line for Rolling Stones tickets?”
–Woman observing line at Social Security office, overheard by Norm Goldblatt
“I don’t need anger management. I just need people to stop pissing me off.”
–Man to man, overhear near Peet’s Coffee in Montclair by Kathleen Costa
“This is the worst day of my life! Don’t ruin it.”
–Young boy to two teasing brothers, overheard aboard a ferry from Tiburon to San Francisco by David Phillips