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That's the terrible part. I swear to God I'm a madman.


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Make sure you marry someone who laughs at the same things you do.



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I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve. I was once described by my own son Stephen as an emotional ostrich.



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I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.



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I don't even like old cars. I'd rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human, for God's sake.



And I can't be running back and fourth forever between grief and high delight.

And I can't be running back and fourth forever between grief and high delight.



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It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.



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