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1 " Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship. So when my friends Joel and Stephen and I play hooky from our jobs in the middle of the afternoon to play Pop-A-Shot in a room full of children, I like to think we are not procrastinators; we are patriots pursuing happiness. "
― Sarah Vowell , The Partly Cloudy Patriot
2 " No more bells ringing in the middle of the afternoon demolishing the rest of the day. No more waiting for the situation to change. "
― Jhumpa Lahiri , Unaccustomed Earth