I loved that book…

Does it sound familiar? Infinite Love.

“When I was a kid,… I used to walk around all day with crab apples in my cheeks. One in each cheek.”

 “Why?”

 “Because they’re better than horse chestnuts,”

“When I couldn’t get crab apples,”…“I used horse chestnuts. Horse chestnuts are about the same size as crab apples and actually have a better shape, although the shape doesn’t matter a bit.”

“Why did you walk around with crab apples in your cheeks?”

“Because they’ve got a better shape than horse chestnuts, I just told you that.”

“Why,.… did you walk around with anything in your cheeks?”

“I didn’t,.…walk around with anything in my cheeks. I walked around with crab apples in my cheeks. When I couldn’t get crab apples I walked around with horse chestnuts. In my cheeks.One in each cheek,”

“Why?”

“Because I wanted -”

 “Jesus Christ! Why did you want – apple cheeks.”

“- apple cheeks?”

“I wanted apple cheeks,” ….Even when I was a kid I wanted apple cheeks someday, and I decided to work at it until I got them, and by God, I did work at it until I got them, and that’s how I did it, with crab apples in my cheeks all day long.…. One in each cheek.”

“Why did you want apple cheeks?”

“I didn’t want apple cheeks, ….I wanted big cheeks. I didn’t care about the color so much, but I wanted them big. I worked at it just like one of those crazy guys you read about who go around squeezing rubber balls all day long just to strengthen their hands. In fact, I was one of those crazy guys. I used to walk around all day with rubber balls in my hands, too.”

“Why?”

“Why what?”

“Why did you walk around all day with rubber balls in your hands?”

“Because rubber balls -”

“- are better than crab apples?”