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WINGS
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"You don't know the first thing about guns."
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—Secret knowledge.
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—You know, you didn't give me any money ... I'm sorry, you're not
giving me any money.
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"We could go over there and ask him if he has three guns!"
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—Secret knowledge.
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—He realized on his way down that there was really only one thing
wrong with his life, and that was, he had just jumped off the Golden Gate
Bridge.
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[Someone not quite betraying a confidence, rather, simply
"playing with you," flirting around with betraying
your confidentiality]
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—Secret knowledge.
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—The words aren't important, and how you feel isn't important –
just let it come out – if you dare.
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"This president is a nice guy who just doesn't
get it." (–Mitt Romney, January 8, 2012)
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—Secret knowledge.
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—Conservatives want tension; liberals just want to hang out ...
That's the struggle.
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«How to come across non-defensive»
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—Any one.
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—Whatever it is, we'll see ... I don't know and I don't care and
I don't ask ... That's a good case.
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"Is this free? Is there someone
sitting here?" [The bar stool on your left, from a group that's studiously
ignoring you]
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—Any one.
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—They're on a fake ocean liner going to a fake heaven.
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"Is that a yes?"
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—Before long!
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—I don't know how else to put it.
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"Is this one taken?" [The bar stool on your
right, from a reverend who's studiously concentrating on a pearl-studded
Blackberry]
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—Before long!
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—You know, I'm beginning to see why people drink ... You go here,
you go there ... The Knights of the Mystic Sea.
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"Quit while you're ahead."
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—Before long!
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—Money, good cheer, intelligence, attention, light – There's
only so much of these things in the world .. That's the way life is ...
As long as you have yourself, you're not abandoned.
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«How to make a verbal boundary»
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—Any one.
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—Just for shade ... Let me know when you settle down ... There were
dolphins flying in the water and I thought of you ... She wants a toilet
seat around her neck so she can enter the temple ... Sounds like my mother
... I'm telling you, it can get awfully awkward ... Will do! ... Revenge
is mine! ... Hot shit! ... I know I got it wrong ... What about your freedom?
... I'll give you five dollars if you set me free ... You must never
let them see they can knock you off ... They have a million ways ...
You can paint any painting and people think it's good, because they can't
paint anything ... What's the difference? ... It's just the idea of it
... Forget about it! ... Your mother must have been big on that
... Your mother's era ... By practice! ... You were brought up
not to seek happiness ... If I were you, I would seek happiness ... Deep!
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"When?" [Pressuring you for a date]
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—Any one.
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—I will tell you.
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[Someone merely looking away without a thank you]
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—Thank you!
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—That's good to say.
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"Congratulations!"
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—Thank you!
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—How about that?
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["Okay! I made it on one hour's sleep!"] "Okay! Congratulations!"
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—Before long!
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—Looking good!
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"I just want to congratulate you on your masterful
air-conditioning work."
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—Thank you!
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—Moves the hot air around.
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"Timing is everything in life,
isn't it?"
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—Any one.
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—When you find your ego, and the bottom falls out, you find happiness.
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"This is the right timing –
I was wondering how I was going to get in there."
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—Any one.
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—Keep calm and carry on!
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"When is Easter?"
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—Secret knowledge.
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—Why should I tell you if you forget?
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"I'll leave this with you so you can have it whenever
you want it."
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—Secret knowledge.
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—Deep sea fishing.
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"When in doubt."
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—Before long!
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—Maybe there's better than that.
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"When your time is up, your time
is up."
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—Secret knowledge.
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—It sucks the life out of you, this battle!
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"Is this the last one?" [Harry Potter movie]
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—Secret knowledge.
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—We'll see what happens.
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"Carry on!"
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—Thank you!
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—You just do things with no idea how they'll turn out.
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"I'm sorry – My mind is somewhere else."
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—Before long!
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—Everything is very authentic.
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[Your wife getting stoned and going to a B. B. King concert with some
of your friends, pointedly without you]
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—Before long!
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—You finally did it! ... You finally ruined my day.
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"Excuse me while I take this call."
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—Any one.
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—Are you in the middle of something?
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"When's the sun going to come out?"
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—Secret knowledge.
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—It's over the crest.
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"You better enjoy it while you can – That's
all I've got to say."
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—Any one.
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—So many opportunities.
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"When are we going home?"
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—Before long!
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—They have a good saying in Germany – "The cobbler should
stick to the last!"
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"I'll call you when I come in to the airport."
[Pretending you'll drop everything, race to the airport, break all the
taxi protocols, bribe the starters and police officers, miraculously find
them, and for what?]
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—Thank you!
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—Go over the top!
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"If you are targeted by a cyberbully,
stop, block and tell!"
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—Any one.
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—It's not going overboard for anything ... You have to find an inner
barometer ... Life is what you say it is.
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"That was a really nice response – It was so natural."
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—Any one.
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—They're not scripted.
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"Is it working?"
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—Thank you!
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—All things come to dogs who wait.
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"Now as I sit here today, I don't know what is
truth, and I don't know what isn't." [From Oprah Winfrey]
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—Thank you!
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—I wouldn't worry ... Probably somewhere down deep there's
a little kid that wants to come out ... Just face it: You're bad! ...
The "oughts" ... A whiff of your mother's perfume ...
Very little, but there's a leak ... Don't you put soapy water on
and look for bubbles?
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"What is truth?"
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—Thank you!
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—You have to be very smart to be that happy ... Never stand
behind a car that's backing up!
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"Is your show on?"
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—Any one.
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—I knew there was an ulterior motive.
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"Is she here?" [Ignoring your girlfriend]
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—Thank you!
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—Very hidden.
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"Is that a boy or a girl?"
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—Thank you!
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—A little of both.
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"How is it?" [Your steak, veggies, potato,
wine, service, conversation, vacation, sunburn, horror, tablecloth, salad
dressing, soup, ....]
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—Thank you!
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—It's perfect ... Just right! ... Pretty special.
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"How's your soup?"
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—Thank you!
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—If it's a parallel universe, how can you see it?
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"Is everything prepared all right, Sir?"
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—Thank you!
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—The whole thing.
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"Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
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—Thank you!
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—Without ice!
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["Thank you."] "Uh-huh."
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—Before long!
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—And weird stuff.
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["Thanks!"] "Yep."
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—Before long!
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—You hang tough!
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"I don't see why we should extend this tramp the
courtesy of our attention."
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—Any one.
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—You can only be pleasantly surprised.
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[A parking lot attendant using bureaucratic double talk to cheat
you out of fifty cents]
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—Secret knowledge.
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—And they wonder why jazz is dead.
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"I watched you carefully, and you didn't screw
up once."
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—Thank you!
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—I can't stand having to do things the right way.
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"Good evening."
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—Thank you!
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—Twilight – that blessed moment when body and soul are one.
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"Have a nice night."
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—Secret knowledge.
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—Maybe I will.
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"I really need to get up early. How 'bout I call
you a cab?"
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—Any one.
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—Who needs you?
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"Why is it bad timing?"
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—Any one.
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—I'd like to, but I can't.
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"Good-bye ... have a good night."
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—Secret knowledge.
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—I do that all the time.
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"Maybe we shouldn't see each other for a while."
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—Thank you!
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—What's wrong with being yourself?
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09-JUN-1999.
When you respond to someone with something poetic, it touches their mind in
the deepest way, going far beyond the flat emotions of television repartee.
Imagine how someone stops and wonders for a moment when you say,
—THAT's why.
28-FEB-2013.
