“I discovered Ernest Hemingway and Tom Wolfe and Jack London and rushed home with an armful of books.”
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Card 19
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“There were dark hints that he had ‘gotten into trouble’ in New York City… The air of mystery that surrounded him added to his glamour.”
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Card 20
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“She seemed to exist in a world of her own, like a rare specimen, bird-like and graceful, separate from the rest of the dancers.”
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Card 21
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“Joey LeBlanc angered me when he said he could feel that old doom hanging over the place.”
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“Jealousy streaked through me as Larry LaSalle tossed her in the air… pressing her close, their faces almost touching, their lips only an inch or so from a kiss.”
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Card 23
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“Her words filled me with both delight and agony, delight at her invitation and the instant agony of jealousy, the way she had casually said his name… ‘Larry’, spoken off- hand as if they were more than teacher and pupil.”
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Card 24
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“My eyes sought Nicole, found her joyous face, hands joined together, as if in prayer, eyes half-closed as if making herself an offering to me'
