Summer 2018

Don’t expect to be understood if you’re on the edge of something.– Jean It’s not like all families don’t suck.– Carmen An act of charity can be an occasion for sin. – Hartford Catholic Worker Leave me alone; I’m being mentally ill.– Rachel There’s a special place in...

A worthy new word

The Spanish word “querencia” was introduced to the Garage by a guest who learned it when he studied Cervantes’ Don Quixote in Spanish and English. It is a place from which one’s strength is drawn, where one feels at home; the place where you are your most authentic...

Quixote’s Quips Dec. 2017

Whoever said the grass is greener on the other side has never been below it. – James Wright I like being depressed; it’s the only thing that makes me happy. – Mark You pay by the rules. – Mathew, a probationer I’m going to the big shelter in the sky. – Dennis When my...

Quips in August 2017

Computers smell fear. – Josh I am not homeless; I’m mortgageless. – Lee Know what they call a pimple on your butt? A brain tumor. – James To Quixote’s Jigsaw: My catma overrules your dogma. – Terry “They” don’t make things the way they used to because they’re all...

From the 2016 Summer Quotes

Ricky said, “She looks at me like I’m a stranger.” And Sid said, “Well, you’re stranger than her, and that counts.” There are times when it could be simple if I knew what I was doing. – Claudia The bummier you look, the better the tips are. – Thomas the...