"What are you? Do you know? What you are is you're always trying to smooth everything over. What you are is never telling the truth if you think it's going to hurt somebody's feelings. What you are is you're always compromising. What you are is always complacent. What you are is always trying to find the bright side of things. The one with the manners. The one who abides everything patiently. The one with the ultimate decorum. The boy who never breaks the code. Whatever society dictates, you do. Decorum. Decorum is what you spit in the face of."
That is Jerry tearing a new one to his brother Swede. Never have I loved the word decorum until I read that paragraph. Jerry turned out to be my favorite character in this novel of annoying people trying to live the perfect American life. Though he may be a douche himself, he's honest.
And this book was completely worth finishing (think American Beauty in three parts). I don't want to ruin the ending but it involves a stabbing with a fork.
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