Review of With Honors (1994) by Meg S — 14 Mar 2008

'Social Security Clerk: DOB?

Simon Wilder: EFGHIJ.'.

'Monty: Why did you say that I was a loser?

Simon Wilder: Winners forget they're in a race, they just love to run. You try too hard.'.

'Simon Wilder: Know why you hate me so much Jeffrey? Because I look the way you feel. '.

'Social Security Clerk: I'm going to ask again, do you have evidence of birth?

Simon Wilder: I'm sittin' here ain't I lady? What do you think, I happened by spontaneous combustion?'.

'Simon Wilder: [quoting Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"] "You shall no longer take things at second or third hand, not look through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the spectres in books. You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me, you shall listen to all sides and filter them from yourself."'.

'Monty: Simon wrote his own obituary, and he asked me to read it. "Simon B. Wilder bit it on Wednesday.".

[they laugh].

Monty: "He saw the world out of the porthole of a leaky freighter, was a collector of memories, and interrupted a lecture at Harvard. In 50 years on earth he did only one thing he regretted. He is survived by his family: Jeff Hawks, who always remembers to flush; Everett Calloway, who knows how to use words; Courtney Blumenthal, who is strong, and also knows how to love; and by Montgomery Kessler, who will graduate life with honor, and without regret."'.