"Of one thing there is no doubt: if Paris makes demands of the heart, then Munich makes demands of the stomach."
"I think everyone can recognize the one-upmanship and the competition that go on wherever you are, especially among groups where the women don't have to hold down office jobs and instead get in a total snit about who won the longest carrot contest or took first prize for summer chutney in the August fete."
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Source: Rachel Johnson (2009). “In a Good Place: A Novel”, p.315, Simon and Schuster
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