Philosophie en Plein Air (1969) by Dorothea Tanning

Yesterday I went to get a blood test. I told the lady I have small veins. She found a butterfly needle, then looked at my arm and said, “You’ve got a big vein right here.”

“Oh!” I said. “I don’t know why getting an IV is always so bad for me.”

“You probably show up at the hospital and you’re anxious, so …