pearls

“You could have taken everything I knew about long-term relationships back then and fitted it into an acorn cap.”

—DAVID SEDARIS, “PEARLS” FROM HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

Why it’s beautiful

Is there a receptacle smaller than an acorn cap?

I love that you couldn’t cut a word, proving conciseness isn’t always better. Everything I knew then about relationships could’ve fit in an acorn cap…doesn’t hit the same.