Big Fun/'There is Only One Step from the Sublime to the Ridiculous'

Overheard Discussion on the Subject of Breeding Toy Dogs

"The good thing about breeding is, you don't have to deal with the mother, you just get the pick of the litter and..."

("Our greatest challenge today...is to couple conviction with doubt")

"I call a lie: wanting not to see something one does see, wanting not to see something as one sees it, fulfilling this want"

"...once I gave up the hunt for villains, I had little recourse but to take responsibility for my choices"

"I chose the runt, for the poise in eyes and how deeply he seemed to love his mother