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...person; when he uses his invisibility, clumsily, to filch $2,200 from the cash drawer of a bank, he is so conscience-stricken that he returns the money before closing time. Fred Wagner, a copywriter for a mail-order catalog and a would-be novelist, is the sort of wimp whose wife of four years would leave him out of "contempt for his habitual failure to claim justice from the petty tyrants of quotidian life." One day he discovers that he can simply will himself, and anything he is touching, into invisibility and back again. This gift enables...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Serious Image Problem BEING INVISIBLE | 9/8/2005 | See Source »

Later, he added, “There’s so much in the world that’s frightening and bad. What a wimp you are if you’re beaten by drama critics...

Author: By Lily X. Huang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Kushner Exhorts Need for Artistic Risks | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

...title of the article on New Jersey Governor James McGreevey [Aug. 23] should have been "What a Wimp!" He is not a hero or victim, as he would like to be portrayed. He could have been open about his homosexuality. Instead he chose to marry, run for Governor and have a secret life. He might have succeeded if he had not created scandals with some of his choices while in office. The people of New Jersey, both gay and straight, should feel betrayed. DANIELLE QUINN Middletown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 13, 2004 | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

...slice. We recall fondly her closing line at the end of every show: "Bon appétit." Gina Piccolino, Executive Director Bread Bakers Guild of America North Versailles, Pennsylvania, U.S. A Governor's Secrets I know what I think about New Jersey Governor James McGreevey [Aug. 23]: What a wimp! He is not a hero or a victim, as he would like to be portrayed. He could have been open about his homosexuality. Instead he chose to get married and run for Governor and tried to keep his private life secret. He might have succeeded if he had not created...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/12/2004 | See Source »

...began with the first scene, and he cajoled, pleaded, bullied and wheedled. He would say things like "No, you're looking like a schoolgirl in this" or "Let him have it. Don't be such a wimp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Fair Lady | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

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