"Maybe they notice me wincing whenever I hear……" — 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 wincing. Life is a wince-a-thon."
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11 Quotes by Frank Portman
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It was more like an abortion than music, but he got a wildly enthusiastic response from the crowd. Well, we're…
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Sam Hellerman is a genius!
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Normal: lacking in taste, compassion, understanding, kindness, and ordinary human decency.
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D and D: a role-playing game played only by very cool guys.
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Girls have all the same parts, basically, and so much of how they look depends on the attitude, expectations, and…
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High School is the penalty for transgressions yet to be specified.
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Jane Gallagher had wanted to know what time it was, but for some reason Holden Caulfield hadn't wanted Stradlater to…
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Monty Python: A documentary series on everyday life in Great Britain.
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There's always a bit of suspense about the particular way in which a given school year will get off to…
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I was starting to realize the extent of the problem here: everyone is always lying to each other, and even…
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