Richie is one of the professional movers who works for Patrick. Sedaris learns that Richie is a murderer who spent time in prison as a teenager because he killed his sister’s boyfriend. When he talks about this, he doesn’t express remorse. In fact, he doesn’t even say that he’ll never kill anyone again, claiming that this is too great a promise to make. Sedaris, for his part, enjoys listening to Richie’s stories and is impressed by the man’s ability to offer good interior decorating tips to the people they help move.
Richie Quotes in Me Talk Pretty One Day
The Me Talk Pretty One Day quotes below are all either spoken by Richie or refer to Richie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Great Leap Forward
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Moving people from one place to another made me feel as though I performed a valuable service, recognized and appreciated by the city at large. In the grand scheme of things, I finally had a role to play. My place was not with Valencia but here, riding in a bread truck with my friends.
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Richie Quotes in Me Talk Pretty One Day
The Me Talk Pretty One Day quotes below are all either spoken by Richie or refer to Richie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Great Leap Forward
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Moving people from one place to another made me feel as though I performed a valuable service, recognized and appreciated by the city at large. In the grand scheme of things, I finally had a role to play. My place was not with Valencia but here, riding in a bread truck with my friends.
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