Word: quits
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Scott was, by then, visiting a businessman named Nathan once or twice a week regularly. He had met Nathan in late August, in a bar. At that period in his life, Scott was telling everybody the Truth. Eloquently. He was making an effort to quit feeling embarrassed by his intellect, overcome his shyness, and to really help humanity. So when Nathan offered to buy him a beer, Scott smiled brightly and said...
...Quit doing that," insisted Nathan. Scott's disappearance took his mind off his photographs,. And so did Mirna chewing pretzels. He wanted to get across to them the idea of his whole. Scott, he knew, was sparing his feelings. He knew Scott thought the whole idea amateurish...
...Would you two quit it," Nathan said standing up in a flurry of pigeons. "I'm not old. I'm just successful in some ways. You don't have to act like snobs just because I made a little money, married a little money, an spent a little money. Now I don't need money. I'm stable and have time to do what I want...
...Everything you mean?" asked Nathan sitting happily on the edge of the couch. He was happy Mildred could hear him converse in simple earthy language about important things, "You mean you are just going to quit worrying about everything and say fuck it. Fuck the works...
...those gags! The political jokes ("I greatly appreciate music. You know that's one place I'm like Harry Truman--I used to play the Piano myself.") the bilingual wisecracks ("We have to quit thinking of Latin America in terms of siestas, manana, Rumba, Samba, and Cha-Cha-Cha." Cha-Cha-Cha!), the self-deprecating quips ("I'm a dropout from the Electrol College. I flunked debating...