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> [Normal: lacking in taste, compassion, understanding, kindness, and ordinary human decency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/normal-lacking-in-taste-compassion-understanding-kindness-and/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

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## More by Frank Portman

> [It was more like an abortion than music, but he got a wildly enthusiastic response from the crowd. Well, we're all pro-choice out here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/it-was-more-like-an-abortion-than-music-but-he-got-a-wildly/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [“I felt bad, but I did it anyway, because I'm only human. I was ashamed of myself and depressed afterward, though, which is human,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/i-felt-bad-but-i-did-it-anyway-because-i-m-only-human-i-was-ashamed/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [Jane Gallagher had wanted to know what time it was, but for some reason Holden Caulfield hadn't wanted Stradlater to tell her. When Stradlater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/jane-gallagher-had-wanted-to-know-what-time-it-was-but-for-some/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [“I felt bad because Little Big Tom came in while we were making the tape and was like over the moon because he thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/i-felt-bad-because-little-big-tom-came-in-while-we-were-making-the/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [“No one does antimaterialism better than multigazillionaire rock stars.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/no-one-does-antimaterialism-better-than-multigazillionaire-rock-stars/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [“And as for you, Holden, old son: if you happen to meet my body coming through the rye, I'd really appreciate it if you'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/and-as-for-you-holden-old-son-if-you-happen-to-meet-my-body-coming/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [Girls have all the same parts, basically, and so much of how they look depends on the attitude, expectations, and obsessions of those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/girls-have-all-the-same-parts-basically-and-so-much-of-how-they-look/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [Monty Python: A documentary series on everyday life in Great Britain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/monty-python-a-documentary-series-on-everyday-life-in-great-britain/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [There's always a bit of suspense about the particular way in which a given school year will get off to a bad start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/there-s-always-a-bit-of-suspense-about-the-particular-way-in-which-a/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [“I was starting to realize the extent of the problem here: everyone is always lying to each other, and even when they're trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/i-was-starting-to-realize-the-extent-of-the-problem-here-everyone-is/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [“There's something weird and sexual about the way some people talk about God--have you noticed?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/there-s-something-weird-and-sexual-about-the-way-some-people-talk/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [“One day they'll wake up and realize that we were right about everything all along.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/one-day-they-ll-wake-up-and-realize-that-we-were-right-about/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [“I'm not any religion myself, but for the record, I'm pretty sure I do believe in God. It's just a feeling I have. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/i-m-not-any-religion-myself-but-for-the-record-i-m-pretty-sure-i-do/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [Maybe they notice me wincing whenever I hear them say it, but I don't know: there are all sorts of reasons I could be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/maybe-they-notice-me-wincing-whenever-i-hear-them-say-it-but-i-don-t/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

> [D and D: a role-playing game played only by very cool guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-portman/d-and-d-a-role-playing-game-played-only-by-very-cool-guys/)

[Frank Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-portman/)

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