Pardon me, but my father says that it is a lie that....

“ Pardon me, but my father says that it is a lie that Americans have everything. You have no sheep, no goats, no trees, no oil, no vines, no wine, not even chickens. He asks, 'What kind of life is that?' He says, 'No wonder you don't sing or dance or recite poetry very often. ”

Robert Fulghum

From : What On Earth Have I Done?: Stories