# Quote — Richard Wilson, 30 Day Wonder

> I folded the paper and wriggled around in the seat. Buses are like candy bars, I thought. The price goes up and the size goes down. Each new bus seem to have less leg room and a lower headrest that its predecessor, so that you had to be a contortionist to take a nap.

- Author: [Richard Wilson](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-wilson.md)
- Book: [30 Day Wonder](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-wilson/30-day-wonder.md)
- Page: 48
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-wilson/30-day-wonder/i-folded-the

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> “What do you think of it, old man?”
>
> I thought very little of it but I pretended to turn it over in my mind. “It’s got class,” I said finally. To myself I thought, with a capital K.

p. 79 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-wilson/30-day-wonder/what-do-you.md)

> “‘Morning, Sam,” the coffee boy said. “How about some coffee?”
>
> “‘Morning, Herb,” I said. “That’s the first intelligent remark I’ve heard in some time.”

p. 49 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-wilson/30-day-wonder/morning-sam-the.md)

> “I’m good for about thirty bucks,” I said. “Then I’ll have to get a refill from petty cash.”
>
> “There’s nothing petty about cash,” Stew said.

p. 51 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-wilson/30-day-wonder/im-good-for.md)