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...mind. He scampered daily up a nearby mountain, refused to wear a coat in the winter, plowed through philosophical works that were too formidable for most of his elders. By 16, he was ready to enter the University of Madrid, where he tackled all subjects and became a nonstop talker. After graduation, in fact, he talked himself out of one university job after another because he could not resist showing off his knowledge. One person always willing to listen was a gentle girl named Concha whom Unamuno had known from childhood. Concha married Unamuno and bore him nine children. Unamuno...
...such bad taste. In the sweep of French life and letters, he was the incomparably protean, mercurial, acrobatic, magical virtuoso-"a one-man band," as he called himself. He was the eternal dilettante-novelist, poet, farceur, essayist, film maker, actor, painter, sculptor, choreographer, composer, actor-and above all, talker. "Nothing he has written," said one of his friendly critics, "is worth half an hour of his conversation." He despised the limitations of professionalism. "The only way to make a good film is to know nothing about film making," he once said. "Go straight at it unprepared...
...hours at a stretch with President Diem, of two or three hours with Brother Nhu, and for this week's cover, one five-hour and one three-hour session with Mme. Nhu. The males in the family tend to lecture; Mohr found Mme. Nhu a vastly more fascinating talker. She seemed to enjoy the process, too: "You know, I have told you things I have never told anyone else." Mohr found her candor both pleasing and formidable, and the evidence is in the cover story written by Contributing Editor Greg Dunne...
What seems to irritate many critics most about President Kennedy is that he is a charming, voluble, intelligent talker who has done his homework on most topics and is therefore successful in presenting his views, dammit. Without doubt, the whole Kennedy Administration has worked harder than almost any of its predecessors to persuade reporters of the desirability and eventual success of its policies...
...Australian acquaintances, Soviet Embassy First Secretary Ivan Feodorovich Skripov seemed a likable sort, as Soviet diplomats go. He was a good talker, an enthusiastic partygoer and a back-slapping practical joker who often laced his guests' beer with vodka, guffawing when they caught on. But amiable Ivan was more than a spoofer. He was also...