James Ellroy Quote
A key-in-lock noise jarred him. He walked into the living room. Mariko had 11:00 a.m. booze breath. He said, Hello, Mother. She spoke slurred Japanese back. He bowed and tried to take her hand. She pulled away and flashed a magazine. A picture bride rag. Choose a photograph and send for a young woman. She’ll be shipped from Japan. Include the five-hundred-dollar steamship fare. All brides guaranteed to be fertile and subservient. I’ve told you, Mother. I’m not going to marry a fifteen-year-old girl out of a brothel. You too old to be bachelor. Neighbors get suspicious.
James Ellroy
A key-in-lock noise jarred him. He walked into the living room. Mariko had 11:00 a.m. booze breath. He said, Hello, Mother. She spoke slurred Japanese back. He bowed and tried to take her hand. She pulled away and flashed a magazine. A picture bride rag. Choose a photograph and send for a young woman. She’ll be shipped from Japan. Include the five-hundred-dollar steamship fare. All brides guaranteed to be fertile and subservient. I’ve told you, Mother. I’m not going to marry a fifteen-year-old girl out of a brothel. You too old to be bachelor. Neighbors get suspicious.
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