Quotes from Henry Slesar

Dad," he said, "how far away is the sun?" "Five thousand miles," his father said.

This is the Government Educational Service. Your son, Richard M. Jordan, Classification 600-115, has completed the Government examination. We regret to inform you that his intelligence quotient has exceeded the Government regulation, according to Rule 84, Section 5, of the New Code.

You may specify by telephone," the voice droned on, "whether you wish his body interred by the Government or would you prefer a private burial place? The fee for Government burial is ten dollars.

It's nothing. It tastes like peppermint.

The Jordans never spoke of the exam, not until their son, Dickie, was twelve years old.