Quote by Steven Wright

I had a quicksand box as a kid. I was an only child... eventually.

I had a quicksand box as a kid. I was an only child... event

Summary

This quote humorously suggests that the speaker had a lonely childhood. The mention of a "quicksand box" implies both a sense of danger and confinement, reflecting the speaker's feelings of isolation. The phrase "I was an only child... eventually" humorously alludes to a delayed arrival of siblings, implying that the speaker's loneliness persisted until they gained siblings at a later stage in life. Overall, the quote cleverly captures the speaker's childhood experience through a lighthearted and exaggerated perspective.

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Humor Funny Absurd

By Steven Wright

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